Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by 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.
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 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.
Themes
Error » Sin's penalty » Abandonment by God
Familiar spirits » Instances of those who consulted » saul
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Disobedience
Prophets » Frequently left without divine communications on account of sins of the people
Revelation » Methods of » By urim and thummim
samuel » Called up by the witch of endor
Sin » Penalty for » Abandonment by God
Sins » Penalty » Abandonment by God
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Abandonment by God
Urim and thummim » Sometimes no answer by, in consequence of the sin of those consulting
Urim and thummim » Withheld the answer from king saul
Topics
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References
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 28:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul And The Medium
5
When Saul saw the Philistine camp, he was afraid and trembled violently.
6 He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.
His servants replied, “There is a woman at En-dor
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 12:6
He said:
If there is a prophet among you from the Lord,
I make Myself known to him in a vision;
I speak with him in a dream.
Numbers 27:21
He will stand before Eleazar who will consult the Lord for him with the decision of the Urim.
1 Samuel 14:37
So Saul inquired of God,
Lamentations 2:9
ט Tet
He has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates.
Her king and her leaders live among the nations,
instruction
and even her prophets receive
no vision from the Lord.
Exodus 28:30
Place the Urim and Thummim
Deuteronomy 33:8
He said about Levi:
You tested him at Massah
and contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
Genesis 28:12-15
And he dreamed:
Genesis 46:2-4
That night God spoke to Israel in a vision:
And Jacob replied, “Here I am.”
Exodus 28:20
a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.
They should be adorned with gold filigree in their settings.
1 Chronicles 10:13-14
Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word.
Job 33:14-16
but a person may not notice it.
Psalm 74:9
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.
Proverbs 1:1-33
Proverbs 27:1-28
for you don’t know what a day might bring.
Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet who has only a dream should recount the dream, but the one who has My word should speak My word truthfully, for what is straw compared to grain?”—this is the Lord’s declaration.
Ezekiel 20:1-3
In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, some of Israel’s elders came to consult the Lord,
Matthew 1:20
But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.
John 9:31
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners,
James 4:3
You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires.