1 Samuel 28:15

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Samuel asked Saul, “Why did you disturb me by conjuring me up?” Saul answered, “I’m in serious trouble. The Philistines are at war with me, and God has turned against me and doesn’t answer me anymore—either by the prophets or in dreams. So I’ve called on you to tell me what to do.”

Cross References

Psalm 51:11

Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

Proverbs 14:14

A heart that turns ⌞from God⌟ becomes bored with its own ways, but a good person is satisfied with God’s ways.

Hosea 9:12

Even if they bring up children, I will take those children away before they grow up. Yes, how horrible it will be for them when I leave them.

Matthew 25:41

“Then the king will say to those on his left, ‘Get away from me! God has cursed you! Go into everlasting fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels!

Judges 16:20

She said, “Samson, the Philistines are attacking!” Samson woke up. He thought, “I’ll get out of this as usual and shake myself free.” (He didn’t realize that the Lord had left him.)

1 Samuel 18:12

Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had left Saul.

1 Samuel 23:2

David asked the Lord, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” “Go,” the Lord told David, “attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.”

1 Samuel 23:4

David asked the Lord again, and the Lord answered him. He said, “Go to Keilah. I’m giving you the power to defeat the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 28:11

“Whom should I conjure up for you?” the woman asked. “Conjure up Samuel for me,” he answered.

1 Samuel 28:16

Samuel said, “Why are you asking me when the Lord has turned against you and become your enemy?

1 Samuel 28:6

He prayed to the Lord, but the Lord didn’t answer him through dreams, the Urim, or prophets.

1 Samuel 28:8

After disguising himself by putting on other clothes, Saul left with two men and came to the woman that night. He said to her, “Please consult with a dead person for me. Conjure up the person I request.”

1 Samuel 30:6

David was in great distress because the people in their bitterness said he should be stoned. (They were thinking of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.)