1-samuel 28:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Then said Samuel, Why then do you ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from you, and is become your enemy?
American King James Version (AKJV)
Then said Samuel, Why then do you ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from you, and is become your enemy?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?
Webster's Revision
Then said Samuel, Why then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD hath departed from thee, and hath become thy enemy?
World English Bible
Samuel said, "Why then do you ask of me, since Yahweh has departed from you and has become your adversary?
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?
Definitions for 1-samuel 28:16
Clarke's 1-samuel 28:16 Bible Commentary
Wherefore then dost thou ask of me - Was ever I wont to give answers that were not dictated by the Lord? It is his counsel alone that I communicate.