1 Samuel 28:16

Modern

“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?

Traditional

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

Literal

And Samuel said, “And why do you ask me, since YHWH has turned aside from you and has become your enemy?

Latin

Et ait Samuel: Quid interrogas me, cum Dominus recesserit a te, et transierit ad æmulum tuum?

Hebrew

English

“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?

Saul’s enemy was not David but the Lord himself.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Kings 6:27
He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
Psalm 68:1–3
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
Revelation 18:24–19:6
And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
Lamentations 2:5
The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.
Judges 5:31
So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.

Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings