1Samuel:28

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* And it came to pass in those days , that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare , to fight against Israel . And Achish said unto David , Know for certain , that thou shalt go out with me to battle , thou and thy men . * And David said to Achish , Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do . And Achish said to David , Therefore , I will make thee keeper of my head all the days . * Now Samuel was dead , and all Israel had lamented him , and buried him in Ramah in his own city . And Saul had removed the spiritists and the diviners out of the land . * And the Philistines gathered themselves together and came and pitched camp in Shunem , and Saul gathered all Israel together , and they pitched camp in Gilboa . * And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines , he was afraid , and his heart trembled greatly . * And Saul enquired of the LORD , but the LORD did not answer him by dreams nor by Urim nor by prophets . * Then Saul said unto his servants , Seek me a woman that is a spiritist that I may go to her and enquire of her . And his servants said to him , Behold , [there is ] a woman that is a spiritist at Endor . * And Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing , and he went with two men , and they came to the woman by night ; and he said , I pray thee , divine unto me by spiritism and bring me [him ] up whom I shall name unto thee . * And the woman said unto him , Behold , thou knowest what Saul has done , how he has cut off the spiritists and the diviners out of the land ; why then dost thou lay a snare for my life , to cause me to die ? * And Saul swore to her by the LORD , saying , [As ] the LORD lives , no iniquity shall come upon thee for this thing . * Then the woman said , Whom shall I bring up unto thee ? And he said , Bring me up Samuel . * And when the woman saw Samuel , she cried with a loud voice ; and the woman spoke to Saul , saying , Why hast thou deceived me ? For thou [art ] Saul . * And the king said unto her , Do not be afraid . What didst thou see ? And the woman said unto Saul , I saw gods rising out of the land . * And he said unto her , What form [is ] he of ? And she said , An old man comes , and he [is ] covered with a mantle . And Saul perceived that it [was ] Samuel , and he stooped with [his ] face to the ground and worshipped . * And Samuel said to Saul , Why hast thou disquieted me , to bring me up ? And Saul answered , I am sore distressed , for the Philistines make war against me , and God is departed from me and no longer answers me neither by prophets nor by dreams ; therefore , I have called thee that thou may make known unto me what I shall do . * Then Samuel said , Why then dost thou ask of me , seeing the LORD is departed from thee , and is become thy enemy ? * The LORD , therefore , has done as he spoke by me ! For the LORD has rent the kingdom out of thy hand and given it to thy neighbour , [even ] to David . * Because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of the LORD nor execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek ; therefore , the LORD has done this thing unto thee today . * And the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines , and tomorrow [shalt ] thou and thy sons [be ] with me ; the LORD shall also deliver the camp of Israel into the hand of the Philistines . * Then Saul , as great as he was , fell suddenly to the earth and was sore afraid because of the words of Samuel ; and there was no strength in him , for he had eaten no bread all that day nor all that night . * And the woman came unto Saul and saw that he was sore troubled and said unto him , Behold , thy handmaid has heard thy voice , and I have put my soul in my hand and have hearkened unto thy words which thou didst speak unto me . * Now , therefore , I pray thee , hearken thou also unto the voice of thy handmaid and let me set a morsel of bread before thee ; and eat , that thou may have strength , and go on thy way . * But he refused and said , I will not eat . But his servants , together with the woman , compelled him , and he hearkened unto their voice . So he arose from the ground and sat upon a bed . * And the woman had a fat calf in the house , and she hastened and killed it and took flour and kneaded [it ] and baked unleavened bread with it . * And she brought [it ] before Saul and before his servants , and after they ate , they rose up and went away that night .:

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