1 Samuel 28:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.”
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“He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And when Saul inquired of Jehovah, Jehovah answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Saul asketh at Jehovah, and Jehovah hath not answered him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 28:6 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 28:12And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
- Genesis 46:2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
- Exodus 28:20and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
- Exodus 28:30And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
- Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
- Numbers 27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
- Deuteronomy 33:8Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
- 1 Samuel 14:37So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
- 1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,
- Job 33:14For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
- Psalms 74:9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
- Proverbs 1:1These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
- Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
- Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
- Ezekiel 20:1In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
- Matthew 1:20But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- John 9:31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
- James 4:3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
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