1 Samuel 28:6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

When Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, not by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:42

They looked, but there was no one to save them; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.

Psalm 74:9

We do not see our emblems; there is no longer any prophet, and there is no one among us who knows how long.

Exodus 28:20

and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree.

Exodus 28:30

In the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the Lord; thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the Israelites on his heart before the Lord continually.

Proverbs 27:1

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Jeremiah 23:28

Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let the one who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? says the Lord.

Lamentations 2:9

Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has ruined and broken her bars; her king and princes are among the nations; guidance is no more, and her prophets obtain no vision from the Lord.

Joel 2:28

Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

Leviticus 8:8

He placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.

Micah 3:7

the seers shall be disgraced and the diviners put to shame; they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.

Numbers 12:6

And he said, “Hear my words: When there are prophets among you, I the Lord make myself known to them in visions; I speak to them in dreams.

Numbers 27:21

But he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the decision of the Urim before the Lord; at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the Israelites with him, the whole congregation.”

Matthew 1:20

But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

John 9:31

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will.

Deuteronomy 33:8

And of Levi he said, “Give to Levi your Thummim and your Urim to your loyal one, whom you tested at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah,

James 4:3

You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.

1 Samuel 14:37

So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him that day.

1 Samuel 28:15

Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul answered, “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams, so I have summoned you to tell me what I should do.”

1 Samuel 28:5

When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.