1 Samuel 28:6
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6 He consulted the Lord; but the Lord gave no answer, neither in dreams nor by Urim nor through prophets.(A)
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1 Samuel 28:15
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Saul’s Doom. 15 [a]Samuel then said to Saul, “Why do you disturb me by conjuring me up?” Saul replied: “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are waging war against me and God has turned away from me. Since God no longer answers me through prophets or in dreams, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do.”(A)
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- 28:15–19 The consultation with the medium serves to remind the reader that the Lord’s plan for David marches onward; no sorcery can thwart it.
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