And though they say to you, "Seek from seers and diviners," they who hiss in their incantations, should not the people seek from their God, for the sake of the living, and not from the dead?
1 Samuel 28:11 - Catholic Public Domain Version And the woman said to him, "Whom shall I raise up for you?" And he said, "Raise up for me Samuel." Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The woman said, Whom shall I bring up for you? He said, Bring up Samuel for me. American Standard Version (1901) Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. Common English Bible So the woman said, “Who do you want me to bring up for you?” “Bring up Samuel,” he said. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the woman said to him: Whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. English Standard Version 2016 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up Samuel for me.” |
And though they say to you, "Seek from seers and diviners," they who hiss in their incantations, should not the people seek from their God, for the sake of the living, and not from the dead?
nor one who uses spells, nor one who consults demonic spirits, nor a diviner, nor one who seeks the truth from the dead.
And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, "As the Lord lives, nothing evil will befall you because of this matter."
And when the woman had seen Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice, and she said to Saul: "Why have you afflicted me? For you are Saul!"
Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disquieted me, so that I would be raised up?" And Saul said: "I am greatly distressed. For the Philistines fight against me, and God has withdrawn from me, and he is not willing to heed me, neither by the hand of prophets, nor by dreams. Therefore, I have summoned you, so that you would reveal to me what I should do."