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1 Samuel 28:13-15
Easy-to-Read Version
1 Samuel 28:13-15
Easy-to-Read Version
13 The king said to the woman, “Don’t be afraid! What do you see?”
The woman said, “I see a spirit coming up out of the ground.[a]”
14 Saul asked, “What does he look like?”
The woman answered, “He looks like an old man wearing a special robe.”
Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed down. His face touched the ground. 15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why did you bother me? Why did you bring me up?”
Saul answered, “I am in trouble! The Philistines have come to fight me, and God has left me. God won’t answer me anymore. He won’t use prophets or dreams to answer me, so I called you. I want you to tell me what to do.”
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- 1 Samuel 28:13 ground Or “Sheol, the place of death.”
1 Samuel 28:13-15
New International Version
1 Samuel 28:13-15
New International Version
13 The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid. What do you see?”
The woman said, “I see a ghostly figure[a] coming up out of the earth.”(A)
14 “What does he look like?” he asked.
“An old man wearing a robe(B) is coming up,” she said.
Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.
15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?”
“I am in great distress,” Saul said. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed(C) from me. He no longer answers(D) me, either by prophets or by dreams.(E) So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 28:13 Or see spirits; or see gods
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