28:16 Samuel said, “Why are you asking me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy? 28:17 The Lord has done exactly as I prophesied! 1 The Lord has torn the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor David! 28:18 Since you did not obey the Lord 2 and did not carry out his fierce anger against the Amalekites, the Lord has done this thing to you today. 28:19 The Lord will hand you and Israel over to the Philistines! 3 Tomorrow both you and your sons will be with me. 4 The Lord will also hand the army 5 of Israel over to the Philistines!”
28:20 Saul quickly fell full length on the ground and was very afraid because of Samuel’s words. He was completely drained of energy, 6 not having eaten anything 7 all that day and night.
1 tn Heb “just as he said by my hand.”
2 tn Heb “listen to the voice of the
3 tn Heb “And the
4 tc With the exception of the Lucianic recension, the LXX has here “and tomorrow you and your sons with you will fall.”
5 tn Heb “camp.”
6 tn Heb “also there was no strength in him.”
7 tn Heb “food.”