Parallel Verses

NET Bible

So Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him -- not by dreams nor by Urim nor by the prophets.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Holman Bible

He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.

International Standard Version

Saul inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him, either through dreams or Urim or through prophets.

A Conservative Version

And when Saul inquired of LORD, LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

American Standard Version

And when Saul inquired of Jehovah, Jehovah answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Amplified

So Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim [used like lots by the priest to determine the will of God] or by prophets.

Bible in Basic English

And when Saul went for directions to the Lord, the Lord gave him no answer, by a dream or by the Urim or by the prophets.

Darby Translation

And Saul inquired of Jehovah; but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

Julia Smith Translation

And Saul will ask through Jehovah, and Jehovah answered him not, also in dreams, also in Lights, also in the prophets.

King James 2000

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Saul inquired of Yahweh, but Yahweh did not answer him, not by dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.

Modern King James verseion

And when Saul inquired of Jehovah, Jehovah did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Saul asked counsel of the LORD, but the LORD answered him not: neither by dream, nor by the light, nor yet by prophets.

New Heart English Bible

When Saul inquired of the LORD, The LORD did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

The Emphasized Bible

Then Saul enquired of Yahweh, but Yahweh answered him not, - neither by Dreams, nor by the Lights, nor by prophets.

Webster

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

World English Bible

When Saul inquired of Yahweh, Yahweh didn't answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Saul asketh at Jehovah, and Jehovah hath not answered him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁאוּל 
Sha'uwl 
Usage: 406

שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

of the Lord

Usage: 0

the Lord

Usage: 0

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

him not, neither by dreams
חלם חלום 
Chalowm 
Usage: 65

nor by Urim
אוּרים 
'Uwriym 
Usage: 6

Context Readings

Saul And The Medium

5 When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was absolutely terrified. 6 So Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him -- not by dreams nor by Urim nor by the prophets. 7 So Saul instructed his servants, "Find me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go to her and inquire of her." His servants replied to him, "There is a woman who is a medium in Endor."

Cross References

Numbers 12:6

The Lord said, "Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream.

Numbers 27:21

And he will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the Lord by the decision of the Urim. At his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, he and all the Israelites with him, the whole community."

1 Samuel 14:37

So Saul asked God, "Should I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?" But he did not answer him that day.

Lamentations 2:9

(Tet) Her city gates have fallen to the ground; he smashed to bits the bars that lock her gates. Her king and princes were taken into exile; there is no more guidance available. As for her prophets, they no longer receive a vision from the Lord.

Exodus 28:30

"You are to put the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece of decision; and they are to be over Aaron's heart when he goes in before the Lord. Aaron is to bear the decisions of the Israelites over his heart before the Lord continually.

Deuteronomy 33:8

Of Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your godly one, whose authority you challenged at Massah, and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah.

Genesis 28:12-15

and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it

Genesis 46:2-4

God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob!" He replied, "Here I am!"

Exodus 28:20

and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They are to be enclosed in gold in their filigree settings.

1 Chronicles 10:13-14

So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord's instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits.

Job 33:14-16

"For God speaks, the first time in one way, the second time in another, though a person does not perceive it.

Psalm 74:9

We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

Proverbs 1:1-33

The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

Proverbs 27:1-28

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

Jeremiah 23:28

Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! I, the Lord, affirm it!

Ezekiel 20:1-3

In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to seek the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.

Matthew 1:20

When he had contemplated 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, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

John 9:31

We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.

James 4:3

you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

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