28In those days the Philistines gathered their forces to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, "You must understand that you and your men will accompany me in the army."H3117H6430H6908H4264H6908H6635H3898H3478H397H559H1732H3045H3045H3318H4264H5822David said, "Then you will see for yourself what your servant can do." Achish replied, "Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life."H1732H559H397H3651H3045H5650H6213H397H559H1732H7760H8104H7218H31173Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his own town of Ramah. Saul had expelled the mediums and spiritists from the land.H8050H4191H3478H5594H6912H7414H5892H7586H5493H178H3049H7764The Philistines assembled and came and set up camp at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and set up camp at Gilboa.H6430H6908H935H2583H7766H7586H6908H3478H6908H2583H15335When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart.H7586H7200H4264H6430H3372H3820H3966H27296He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.H7586H7592H3068H3068H6030H2472H224H50307Saul then said to his attendants, "Find me a woman who is a medium, so I may go and inquire of her." "There is one in Endor," they said.H559H7586H5650H1245H802H1172H178H3212H1875H5650H559H802H1172H178H58748So Saul disguised himself, putting on other clothes, and at night he and two men went to the woman. "Consult a spirit for me," he said, "and bring up for me the one I name."H7586H2664H3847H312H899H3212H8147H582H935H802H3915H559H7080H178H5927H5599But the woman said to him, "Surely you know what Saul has done. He has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why have you set a trap for my life to bring about my death?"H802H559H3045H7586H6213H3772H178H3049H776H5367H5315H419110Saul swore to her by the LORD, "As surely as the LORD lives, you will not be punished for this."H7586H7650H3068H559H3068H2416H518H5771H7136H169711Then the woman asked, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" "Bring up Samuel," he said.H559H802H5927H559H5927H805012When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out at the top of her voice and said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!"H802H7200H8050H2199H1419H6963H802H559H7586H559H7411H758613The king said to her, "Don't be afraid. What do you see?" The woman said, "I see a ghostly figure coming up out of the earth."H4428H559H3372H7200H802H559H7586H7200H430H5927H77614"What does he look like?" he asked. "An old man wearing a robe is coming up," she said. Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.H559H8389H559H2205H376H5927H5844H4598H7586H3045H8050H6915H639H776H781215Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" "I am in great distress," Saul said. "The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do."H8050H559H7586H7264H5927H7586H559H3966H6887H6430H3898H430H5493H6030H3027H5030H2472H7121H3045H621316Samuel said, "Why do you consult me, now that the LORD has departed from you and become your enemy?H559H8050H7592H3068H5493H614517The LORD has done what he predicted through me. The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbors—to David.H3068H6213H1696H3027H3068H7167H4467H3027H5414H7453H173218Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out his fierce wrath against the Amalekites, the LORD has done this to you today.H834H8085H6963H3068H6213H2740H639H6002H3068H6213H1697H311719The LORD will deliver both Israel and you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The LORD will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines."H3068H5414H3478H3027H6430H4279H1121H3068H5414H4264H3478H3027H643020Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, filled with fear because of Samuel's words. His strength was gone, for he had eaten nothing all that day and all that night.H7586H5307H4116H4393H6967H776H3966H3372H1697H8050H3581H398H3899H3117H391521When the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly shaken, she said, "Look, your servant has obeyed you. I took my life in my hands and did what you told me to do.H802H935H7586H7200H3966H926H559H8198H8085H6963H7760H5315H3709H8085H1697H169622Now please listen to your servant and let me give you some food so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way."H8085H6963H8198H7760H6595H3899H6440H398H3581H3212H187023He refused and said, "I will not eat." But his men joined the woman in urging him, and he listened to them. He got up from the ground and sat on the couch.H3985H559H398H5650H802H6555H8085H6963H6965H776H3427H429624The woman had a fattened calf at the house, which she butchered at once. She took some flour, kneaded it and baked bread without yeast.H802H4770H5695H1004H4116H2076H3947H7058H3888H644H468225Then she set it before Saul and his men, and they ate. That same night they got up and left.H5066H6440H7586H6440H5650H398H6965H3212H3915