1 Samuel 28:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.”

1 Samuel 28:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 28:5 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Samuel 28:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Samuel 28:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.”

1 Samuel 28:5 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. ”

1 Samuel 28:5 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 28:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Saul seeth the camp of the Philistines, and feareth, and his heart trembleth greatly,”

1 Samuel 28:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 28:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And when Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. ”

1 Samuel 28:5 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 28:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when Saul saw the hoste of the Philistims, he was afraid, and his heart was sore astonied.”

1 Samuel 28:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 28:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 28

3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.

5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

6 And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

7 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En–dor.

Read the full chapter: 1 Samuel 28 →

What Does 1 Samuel 28:5 Mean?

1 Samuel 28:5 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.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free