1 Samuel 28:15

New American Bible - revised edition

Samuel then said to Saul, “Why do you disturb me by conjuring me up?” Saul replied: “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are waging war against me and God has turned away from me. Since God no longer answers me through prophets or in dreams, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do.”

Cross References

Psalm 51:11

Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my iniquities.

Proverbs 14:14

From their own ways turncoats are sated, from their own actions, the loyal.

Hosea 9:12

Even though they bring up their children, I will make them childless, until no one is left. Indeed, woe to them when I turn away from them!

Matthew 25:41

Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Judges 16:20

When she said “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” he woke from his sleep and thought, “I will go out as I have done time and again and shake myself free.” He did not realize that the Lord had left him.

1 Samuel 18:12

Saul then began to fear David because the Lord was with him but had turned away from Saul.

1 Samuel 23:2

So he consulted the Lord, asking, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” The Lord answered, Go, attack them, and free Keilah.

1 Samuel 23:4

Again David consulted the Lord, who answered: Go down to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your power.

1 Samuel 28:11

“Whom do you want me to conjure up?” the woman asked him. “Conjure up Samuel for me,” he replied. Samuel Appears.

1 Samuel 28:16

To this Samuel said: “But why do you ask me, if the Lord has abandoned you for your neighbor?

1 Samuel 28:6

He consulted the Lord; but the Lord gave no answer, neither in dreams nor by Urim nor through prophets.

1 Samuel 28:8

So he disguised himself, putting on other clothes, and set out with two companions. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said to her, “Divine for me; conjure up the spirit I tell you.”

1 Samuel 30:6

Now David found himself in great danger, for the soldiers spoke of stoning him, so bitter were they over the fate of their sons and daughters. David took courage in the Lord his God