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or by the prophets. Saul then said to his advisers, “Find a woman who is a
medium, so I can go and ask her what to do.”
His advisers replied, “There is a medium at Endor.”
So Saul disguised himself by wearing ordinary clothing instead of his
royal robes. Then he went to the woman’s home at night, accompanied
by two of his men.
“I have to talk to a man who has died,” he said. “Will you call up his
spirit for me?”
“Are you trying to get me killed?” the woman demanded. “You know
that Saul has outlawed all the mediums and all who consult the spirits of
the dead. Why are you setting a trap for me?”
But Saul took an oath in the name of the Lord and promised, “As surely
as the Lord lives, nothing bad will happen to you for doing this.”
Finally, the woman said, “Well, whose spirit do you want me to call up?”
“Call up Samue l,” Saul replied.
When the woman saw Samuel, she screamed, “You’ve deceived me! You
are Saul!”
“Don’t be afraid!” the king told her. “What do you see?”
“I see a god coming up out of the earth,” she said.
“What does he look like?” Saul asked.
“He is an old man wrapped in a robe,” she replied. Saul realized it was
Samuel, and he fell to the ground before him.
“Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul.
“Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war
with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So
I have called for you to tell me what to do.”
But Samuel replied, “Why ask me, since the Lord has left you and
has become your enemy? The Lord has done just as he said he would.
He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David. The
Lord has done this to you today because you refused to carry out his
fierce anger against the Amalekites. What’s more, the Lord will hand you
and the army of Israel over to the Philistines tomorrow, and you and your
sons will be here with me. The Lord will bring down the entire army of
Israel in defeat.”
Saul fell full length on the ground, paralyzed with fright because of Sam
uel’s words. He was also faint with hunger, for he had eaten nothing all day
and all night.
When the woman saw how distraught he was, she said, “Sir, I obeyed
your command at the risk of my life. Now do what I say, and let me give
you a little something to eat so you can regain your strength for the trip
back.”
But Saul refused to eat anything. Then his advisers joined the woman