1 Samuel 28:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.”
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““Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the woman saith, `Whom do I bring up to thee?' and he saith, `Samuel--bring up to me.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 28:11 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 18:11casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.
- 1 Samuel 28:15Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
- Isaiah 8:19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
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