1 Samuel 28:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.”

1 Samuel 28:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 28:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 28:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! What do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.””

1 Samuel 28:13 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 28:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what seest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth. ”

1 Samuel 28:13 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 28:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the king saith to her, `Do not fear; for what hast thou seen?' and the woman saith unto Saul, `Gods I have seen coming up out of the earth.'”

1 Samuel 28:13 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 28:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the king said to her, Be not afraid; but what didst thou see? And the woman said to Saul, I saw agod ascending out of the earth. ”

1 Samuel 28:13 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 28:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the King said vnto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said vnto Saul, I saw gods ascending vp out of the earth.”

1 Samuel 28:13 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 28:13 in Context — 1 Samuel 28

11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

14 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

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What Does 1 Samuel 28:13 Mean?

1 Samuel 28:13 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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