1 Samuel 28:15

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 28:6

He prayed to the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him. God did not talk to Saul in dreams. God did not use the Urim to give him an answer, and God did not use prophets to speak to Saul.

1 Samuel 18:12

The Lord had left Saul and was now with David, so Saul was afraid of David.

Hosea 9:12

But even if the Israelites do raise their children, it will not help, because I will take the children away from them. I will leave them, and they will have nothing but troubles.”

Proverbs 14:14

Evil people will be paid back for the wrong they do, and good people will be rewarded for the good they do.

Matthew 25:41

“Then the king will say to the evil people on his left, ‘Get away from me. God has already decided that you will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever—the fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels.

Psalm 51:11

Don’t push me away or take your Holy Spirit from me.

1 Samuel 28:11

The woman asked, “Who do you want me to bring up for you?” Saul answered, “Bring up Samuel.”

1 Samuel 28:8

That night, Saul put on different clothes so that no one would know who he was. Then Saul and two of his men went to see the woman. Saul said to her, “I want you to bring up a ghost who can tell me what will happen in the future. You must call for the ghost of the person I name.”

1 Samuel 23:2

David asked the Lord, “Should I go and fight these Philistines?” The Lord answered David, “Yes, go attack the Philistines. Save Keilah.”

Judges 16:20

Then Delilah called out to him, “Samson, the Philistine men are going to capture you!” He woke up and thought, “I will escape as I did before and free myself.” But Samson did not know that the Lord had left him.

1 Samuel 23:4

David again asked the Lord. And the Lord answered David, “Go down to Keilah. I will help you defeat the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 28:16

Samuel said, “The Lord left you and is now your enemy, so why are you asking me for advice?

1 Samuel 30:6

All the men in the army were sad and angry because their sons and daughters were taken as prisoners. The men were talking about killing David with stones. This upset David very much, but he found strength in the Lord his God.