1 Samuel 28:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

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  • 1 Sam 15:27 : 27 And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.
  • 1 Sam 24:8 : 8 So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.
  • 2 Kgs 2:8 : 8 Then Elijah took off his robe, and, rolling it up, gave the water a blow with it, and the waters were parted, flowing back this way and that, so that they went over on dry land.
  • 2 Kgs 2:13-14 : 13 Then he took up Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and went back till he came to the edge of Jordan. 14 And he took Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and giving the water a blow with it, said, Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah? and at his blow the waters were parted this way and that; and Elisha went over.

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  • 1 Sam 28:11-13
    3 verses
    85%

    11Then the woman said, Who am I to let you see? And he said, Make Samuel come up for me.

    12And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.

    13And the king said to her, Have no fear: what do you see? And the woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.

  • 1 Sam 28:7-9
    3 verses
    80%

    7Then Saul said to his servants, Get me a woman who has control of a spirit so that I may go to her and get directions. And his servants said to him, There is such a woman at En-dor.

    8So Saul, putting on other clothing, so that he might not be seen to be the king, took two men with him and went to the woman by night; and he said, Now, with the help of the spirit which you have, make the person whose name I will give you come up.

    9And the woman said to him, But you have knowledge of what Saul has done, how he has put away out of the land those who have control of spirits and the users of secret arts: why would you, by a trick, put me in danger of death?

  • 1 Sam 28:20-22
    3 verses
    79%

    20Then Saul went down flat on the earth, and was full of fear because of Samuel's words: and there was no strength in him, for he had taken no food all that day or all that night.

    21And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was in great trouble, and said to him, See now, your servant has given ear to your words, and I have put my life in danger by doing what you said.

    22So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.

  • 1 Sam 28:15
    78%

    15And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by dreams: so I have sent for you to make clear to me what I am to do.

  • 1 Sam 13:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9Then Saul said, Come here and give me the burned offering and the peace-offerings. And he made a burned offering to the Lord.

    10And when the burned offering was ended, Samuel came; and Saul went out to see him and to give him a blessing.

    11And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were going away from me, and you had not come at the time which had been fixed, and the Philistines had come together at Michmash;

  • 1 Sam 28:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel, after weeping for him, had put his body in its last resting-place in Ramah, his town. And Saul had put away from the land all those who had control of spirits and who made use of secret arts.

    4And the Philistines came together and put their forces in position in Shunem; and Saul got all Israel together and they took up their positions in Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 9:17-19
    3 verses
    76%

    17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, This is the man of whom I gave you word! he it is who is to have authority over my people.

    18Then Saul came up to Samuel in the doorway of the town and said, Give me directions, if you will be so good, to the house of the seer.

    19Then Samuel said to Saul, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place and take food with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, after opening to you all the secrets of your heart.

  • 2 Sam 1:2
    75%

    2On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.

  • 1 Sam 15:12-14
    3 verses
    75%

    12And early in the morning he got up and went to Saul; and word was given to Samuel that Saul had come to Carmel and put up a pillar, and had gone from there down to Gilgal.

    13And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.

    14And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

  • 1 Sam 9:25-27
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    75%

    25And when they had come down from the high place into the town, where a bed was made ready for Saul, he went to rest.

    26And about dawn Samuel said to Saul on the roof, Get up so that I may send you away. So Saul got up, and he and Samuel went out together.

    27And on their way down to the end of the town, Samuel said to Saul, Give your servant orders to go on in front of us, (so he went on,) but you keep here, so that I may give you the word of God.

  • 1 Sam 16:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.

    3And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.

    4And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?

  • 1 Sam 9:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14So they went up to the town, and when they came inside the town, Samuel came face to face with them on his way to the high place.

    15Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

  • 1 Sam 15:16
    73%

    16Then Samuel said to Saul, Say no more! Let me give you word of what the Lord has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.

  • 1 Sam 15:31
    73%

    31So Samuel went back after Saul, and Saul gave worship to the Lord.

  • 1 Sam 24:8
    73%

    8So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.

  • 1 Sam 19:22
    73%

    22Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great water-spring in Secu; and questioning the people he said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, They are at Naioth in Ramah.

  • 1 Sam 15:27
    73%

    27And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.

  • 1 Sam 19:24
    72%

    24And he took off his clothing, acting like a prophet before Samuel, and falling down he was stretched out, without his clothing, all that day and all that night. This is the reason for the saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?

  • 2 Sam 14:4
    72%

    4And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.

  • 1 Sam 15:1
    72%

    1And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to put the holy oil on you and to make you king over his people, over Israel: so give ear now to the words of the Lord.

  • 1 Sam 3:10
    72%

    10Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.

  • 1 Sam 19:20
    71%

    20And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets.

  • 1 Sam 10:11
    71%

    11Now when Saul's old friends saw him among the band of prophets, the people said to one another, What has come to Saul, the son of Kish? Is even Saul among the prophets?

  • 1 Sam 3:15
    71%

    15And Samuel kept where he was, not moving till the time came for opening the doors of the house of God in the morning. And fear kept him from giving Eli an account of his vision.

  • 1 Sam 26:17
    71%

    17And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.

  • 1 Sam 16:6
    71%

    6Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.

  • 2 Kgs 1:7
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    7And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?

  • 1 Sam 22:12
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    12And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.

  • 2 Sam 24:20
    71%

    20And Araunah, looking out, saw the king and his servants coming to him: and Araunah went out, and went down on his face to the earth before the king.

  • 1 Sam 10:15
    71%

    15Then he said, And what did Samuel say to you?

  • 1 Sam 15:24
    71%

    24And Saul said to Samuel, Great is my sin: for I have gone against the orders of the Lord and against your words: because, fearing the people, I did what they said.

  • 1 Sam 11:5
    71%

    5Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.