1 Samuel 28:13 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹³ And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ The king said to her, Be not afraid; what do you see? The woman said to Saul, I see a god [terrifying superhuman being] coming up out of the earth!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what seest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.

Common English Bible

¹³ “Don’t be afraid!” the king said to her. “What do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up from the ground.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And the king said to her: "Do not be afraid. What have you seen?" And the woman said to Saul, "I saw gods ascending from the earth."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ And the king said to her: Fear not. What hast thou seen? And the woman said to Saul: I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

1 Samuel 28:13 Cross References

Exodus 22:28

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

Exodus 4:16

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

1 Samuel 28:12

And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

1 Samuel 28:14

And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.