Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said Samuel, "Wherefore dost thou ask of me? While the LORD is gone from thee and is thine enemy,

New American Standard Bible

Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has departed from you and has become your adversary?

King James Version

Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

Holman Bible

Samuel answered, “Since the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy, why are you asking me?

International Standard Version

Samuel said, "Why do you ask me, since the LORD has departed from you and become your enemy?

A Conservative Version

And Samuel said, Why then do thou ask of me, since LORD departed from thee, and has become thine adversary?

American Standard Version

And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?

Amplified

Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has left you and has become your enemy?

Bible in Basic English

And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

Darby Translation

And Samuel said, Why then dost thou inquire of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

Julia Smith Translation

And Samuel will say, Why wilt thou ask of me, and Jehovah departed from thee and he will be thine enemy?

King James 2000

Then said Samuel, Why then do you ask of me, seeing the LORD has departed from you, and has become your enemy?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Samuel said, "Why do you ask me, since Yahweh has turned away from you and has become your enemy?

Modern King James verseion

And Samuel said, Why then do you ask me, since Jehovah has left you and has become your enemy?

NET Bible

Samuel said, "Why are you asking me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy?

New Heart English Bible

Samuel said, "Why then do you ask of me, since the LORD has departed from you and has become your adversary?

The Emphasized Bible

Then said Samuel, Wherefore, then, shouldst thou ask me, - when, Yahweh, hath turned away from thee, and hath come to be with thy neighbour?

Webster

Then said Samuel, Why then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD hath departed from thee, and hath become thy enemy?

World English Bible

Samuel said, "Why then do you ask of me, since Yahweh has departed from you and has become your adversary?

Youngs Literal Translation

And Samuel saith, 'And why dost thou ask me, and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee, and is thine enemy?

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁמוּאל 
Sh@muw'el 
Usage: 140

שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

of me, seeing the Lord

Usage: 0

שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

References

Context Readings

Saul And The Medium

15 And Samuel said to Saul, "Why hast thou unquieted me, to make me be brought up?" And Saul answered, "I am sore encumbered. For the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me and answered me no more, neither by prophets, neither by dreams. And therefore have I called thee, to tell me what I shall do." 16 Then said Samuel, "Wherefore dost thou ask of me? While the LORD is gone from thee and is thine enemy, 17 the LORD will do to thee as he said by my hand. For the LORD will rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and give it thy neighbour David,

Cross References

Judges 5:31

So, perish all thine enemies LORD: but they that love thee, let them be as the sun rising in his might!" And the land had rest forty years.

2 Kings 6:27

And he said, "Nay, the LORD help thee. But wherewith should I help thee, with corn or wine?"

Psalm 68:1-3

{To the Chanter, a Psalm and song of David} Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; let them also that hate him flee before him.

Lamentations 2:5

{He} The LORD is become like as it were an enemy: he hath cast down Israel and all his places. Yea, all his strongholds hath he destroyed, and filled the daughter of Judah with much sorrow and heaviness.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her thou heaven, and ye holy apostles, and prophets: for God hath given your judgment on her."

Revelation 18:24-6

and in her was found the blood of the prophets, and of the saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth."

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