1 Samuel 28:5

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 28:5 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 15:21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
  2. Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
  3. Psalms 48:5They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
  4. Psalms 73:19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
  5. Proverbs 10:24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
  6. Isaiah 7:2When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
  7. Isaiah 21:3Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
  8. Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
  9. Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

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