1SA-28:1  And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines

gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.

 And

Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go

out

with me to battle, thou and thy men.

1SA-28:2  And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what

thy

servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make

thee

keeper of mine head for ever.

1SA-28:3  Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him,

and

buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away

those

that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

1SA-28:4  And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and

came

and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together,

and they

pitched in Gilboa.

1SA-28:5  And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was

afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

1SA-28:6  And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered

him

not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

1SA-28:7  Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that

hath

a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And

his

servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that hath a

familiar

spirit at Endor.

1SA-28:8  And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment,

and he

went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night:

and

he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and

bring

me [him] up, whom I shall name unto thee.

1SA-28:9  And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what

Saul

hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits,

and

the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare

for

my life, to cause me to die?

1SA-28:10  And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, [As] the

LORD

liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

1SA-28:11  Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee?

And

he said, Bring me up Samuel.

1SA-28:12  And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud

voice:

and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me?

for

thou [art] Saul.

1SA-28:13  And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what

sawest

thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of

the

earth.

1SA-28:14  And he said unto her, What form [is] he of? And she

said,

An old man cometh up; and he [is] covered with a mantle. And Saul

perceived that it [was] Samuel, and he stooped with [his] face

to the

ground, and bowed himself.

1SA-28:15  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

answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams:

therefore I

have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I

shall do.

1SA-28:16  Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me,

seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

1SA-28:17  And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for

the

LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy

neighbour, [even] to David:

1SA-28:18  Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor

executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD

done

this thing unto thee this day.

1SA-28:19  Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee

into

the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow [shalt] thou and thy

sons

[be] with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel

into the

hand of the Philistines.

1SA-28:20  Then Saul fell straightway all along on 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 the day, nor all the night.

1SA-28:21  And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore

troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed

thy

voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened

unto thy

words which thou spakest unto me.

1SA-28:22  Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the

voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before

thee;

and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy

way.

1SA-28:23  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 earth, and sat upon the bed.

1SA-28:24  And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she

hasted,

and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded [it], and did bake

unleavened bread thereof:

1SA-28:25  And she brought [it] before Saul, and before his

servants;

and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.



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