28Now it happened in those days that the Philistines gathered their armies together for war, to fight with Israel. And Achish said to David, "You assuredly know that you will go out with me to battle, you and your men."H3117H6430H6908H4264H6908H6635H3898H3478H397H559H1732H3045H3045H3318H4264H5822And David said to Achish, "Surely you know what your servant can do." And Achish said to David, "Therefore I will make you one of my chief guardians forever."H1732H559H397H3651H3045H5650H6213H397H559H1732H7760H8104H7218H31173Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented for him and buried him in Ramah, in his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the spiritists out of the land.H8050H4191H3478H5594H6912H7414H5892H7586H5493H178H3049H7764Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at Gilboa.H6430H6908H935H2583H7766H7586H6908H3478H6908H2583H15335When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.H7586H7200H4264H6430H3372H3820H3966H27296And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets.H7586H7592H3068H3068H6030H2472H224H50307Then Saul said to his servants, "Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her." And his servants said to him, "In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor."H559H7586H5650H1245H802H1172H178H3212H1875H5650H559H802H1172H178H58748So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him; and they came to the woman by night. And he said, "Please conduct a seance for me, and bring up for me the one I shall name to you."H7586H2664H3847H312H899H3212H8147H582H935H802H3915H559H7080H178H5927H5599Then the woman said to him, "Look, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the spiritists from the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?"H802H559H3045H7586H6213H3772H178H3049H776H5367H5315H419110And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, "As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing."H7586H7650H3068H559H3068H2416H518H5771H7136H169711Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me."H559H802H5927H559H5927H805012When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, "Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!"H802H7200H8050H2199H1419H6963H802H559H7586H559H7411H758613And the king said to her, "Do not be afraid. What did you see?" And the woman said to Saul, "I saw a spirit ascending out of the earth."H4428H559H3372H7200H802H559H7586H7200H430H5927H77614So he said to her, "What is his form?" And she said, "An old man is coming 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 down.H559H8389H559H2205H376H5927H5844H4598H7586H3045H8050H6915H639H776H781215Now Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" And Saul answered, "I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do."H8050H559H7586H7264H5927H7586H559H3966H6887H6430H3898H430H5493H6030H3027H5030H2472H7121H3045H621316Then Samuel said: "Why then do you ask me, seeing the LORD has departed from you and has become your enemy?H559H8050H7592H3068H5493H614517"And the LORD has done for Himself as He spoke by me. For the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.H3068H6213H1696H3027H3068H7167H4467H3027H5414H7453H173218"Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD nor execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you this day.H834H8085H6963H3068H6213H2740H639H6002H3068H6213H1697H311719"Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The LORD will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines."H3068H5414H3478H3027H6430H4279H1121H3068H5414H4264H3478H3027H643020Then immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, and was dreadfully afraid because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day or all night.H7586H5307H4116H4393H6967H776H3966H3372H1697H8050H3581H398H3899H3117H391521And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was severely troubled, and said to him, "Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice, and I have put my life in my hands and heeded the words which you spoke to me.H802H935H7586H7200H3966H926H559H8198H8085H6963H7760H5315H3709H8085H1697H169622"Now therefore, please, heed also the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a piece of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way."H8085H6963H8198H7760H6595H3899H6440H398H3581H3212H187023But he refused and said, "I will not eat." So his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he heeded their voice. Then he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.H3985H559H398H5650H802H6555H8085H6963H6965H776H3427H429624Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she hastened to kill it. And she took flour and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread from it.H802H4770H5695H1004H4116H2076H3947H7058H3888H644H468225So she brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night.H5066H6440H7586H6440H5650H398H6965H3212H3915
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