1SA 28:5 Parallel View

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

UST When Saul saw the army of Philistia, he became so afraid that his heart pounded.

BSB When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.

OEB When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart was filled with apprehension.

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

NET When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was absolutely terrified.

LSV and Saul sees the camp of the Philistines, and fears, and his heart trembles greatly,

FBV When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was terrified, shaking with fear.

T4T When Saul saw the army of Philistia, he became so afraid that his heart pounded/shook.

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

BBE And when Saul saw the Philistine army he was troubled, and his heart was moved with fear.

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

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

DRA And Saul saw the army of the Plilistines, and was afraid, and his heart was very much dismayed.

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

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

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

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

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

BB And when Saul sawe the hoast of the Philistines, he was afrayde, & his heart was sore astonied.
(And when Saul saw the hoast of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart was sore astonished.)

GNV And when Saul saw the hoste of the Philistims, he was afraid, and his heart was sore astonied.
(And when Saul saw the hoste of the Philistims, he was afraid, and his heart was sore astonished. )

CB But whan Saul sawe the hoost of the Philistynes, he was afrayed, and his hert was discoraged,
(But when Saul saw the hoost of the Philistynes, he was afraid, and his heart was discoraged,)

WYC And Saul siy the castels of Filisteis, and he dredde, and his herte dredde greetli.
(And Saul saw the castles of Filisteis, and he dreaded, and his heart dreaded greetli.)

LUT Da aber Saul der Philister Heer sah, fürchtete er sich, und sein Herz verzagte sehr.
(So but Saul the Philister Heer saw, fürchtete he sich, and his Herz verzagte sehr.)

CLV Et vidit Saul castra Philisthiim, et timuit, et expavit cor ejus nimis.
(And he_saw Saul castra Philisthiim, and timuit, and expavit heart his nimis. )

BRN And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and he was alarmed, and his heart was greatly dismayed.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶδε Σαοὺλ τὴν παρεμβολὴν τῶν ἀλλοφύλων, καὶ ἐφοβήθη, καὶ ἐξέστη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ σφόδρα.
(Kai eide Saʼoul taʸn parembolaʸn tōn allofulōn, kai efobaʸthaʸ, kai exestaʸ haʸ kardia autou sfodra. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Calling up the Dead

The Old Testament forbids occult practices, such as spiritism, divination, and necromancy, in which someone attempts to contact the dead, usually to seek guidance about the future (see Deut 18:9-12). Practicing necromancy and consulting a necromancer were capital offenses (Lev 20:6, 27; cp. 1 Sam 28:9). God’s people were instead to rely on God for divine guidance.

God buried Moses in an unmarked grave (Deut 34:6), possibly because he did not want the Israelites to make Moses’ grave a shrine, present offerings to his spirit, worship him, or attempt to consult his spirit. They may have been prone to these sorts of practices because of their time in Egypt and because of Moses’ stature and his role in mediating Israel’s covenant with God.

The Old Testament makes it plain that the dead cannot be contacted (cp. 2 Sam 12:23; Job 14:10-12; Pss 88:10; 115:17). Samuel is the only known exception; God apparently commanded him to return and speak (see 1 Sam 28:12-19). Saul’s sin in consulting a medium was so severe that the Chronicler singles out this failure in commenting on Saul’s downfall (see 1 Chr 10:13-14). There is never any justification for seeking advice from the dead when we have the living word of God to guide us (2 Tim 3:15-17; Heb 4:12-13).

Passages for Further Study

Lev 19:31; 20:6-8, 27; Deut 18:9-12; 1 Sam 28:1-25; 2 Kgs 21:6; 23:24; 1 Chr 10:13-14; Job 14:10-12; Isa 3:1-3; 8:19-22

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