1 Samuel 28:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day.”
1 Samuel 28:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 28:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 28:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Because you didn’t obey Yahweh’s voice, and didn’t execute his fierce wrath on Amalek, therefore Yahweh has done this thing to you today.”
1 Samuel 28:18 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 28:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Because thou obeyedst not the voice of Jehovah, and didst not execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath Jehovah done this thing unto thee this day. ”
1 Samuel 28:18 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 28:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, nor didst the fierceness of His anger on Amalek--therefore this thing hath Jehovah done to thee this day;”
1 Samuel 28:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 28:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Because thou didst not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, and didst not execute his fierce anger upon Amalek, therefore has Jehovah done this thing to thee this day. ”
1 Samuel 28:18 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 28:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because thou obeyedst not the voyce of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath vpon the Amalekites, therefore hath the Lord done this vnto thee this day.”
1 Samuel 28:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 28:18 in Context — 1 Samuel 28
16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
17 And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:
18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day.
19 Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
20 Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
What Does 1 Samuel 28:18 Mean?
1 Samuel 28:18 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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