1 Samuel 28 At that time the Philistines assembled their army for war to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, "You know, of course, that you and your men will go out with me into the battle."

VIN⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ At that time the Philistines assembled their army for war to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, "You know, of course, that you and your men will go out with me into the battle." ² David said to Achish, "Very well, you will know what your servant can do." Achish said to David, "Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life." ³ Now Samuel had died, 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. ⁴ The Philistines assembled, moved out, and camped at Shunem, while Saul assembled all Israel and camped at Gilboa. ⁵ When Saul saw the Philistine camp, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. ⁶ And Saul enquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams nor by Urim nor by prophets. ⁷ Saul ordered his officials: "Find me a woman who is a medium. I will go and consult her." "There is one in Endor," they answered. ⁸ Saul disguised himself, putting on other clothing, and went with two men to the woman by night. He said, Please consult a familiar spirit for me and bring me up the one I name. ⁹ The woman said to him, "Look, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and spiritists out of the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?" ¹⁰ Saul swore to her by the LORD, As the LORD lives, you will not be punished for this. ¹¹ So the woman asked, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up Samuel for me." ¹² When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice, and said to Saul, Why have you deceived me? You are Saul! ¹³ The king said to her, Don't be afraid. What do you see? The woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth. ¹⁴ Saul said to her, "What does he look like?" She said, "An old man is coming up, and he's wrapped in a robe." Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed low to the ground and prostrated himself. ¹⁵ Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up? Saul answered, I am very distressed, for the Philistines make war against me and God has departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you so that you can tell me what I should do. ¹⁶ Then Samuel said, "Why do you ask me, since the LORD has turned away from you and has become your enemy? ¹⁷ the LORD has done to you as He spoke by me. the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour, to David. ¹⁸ Because you didn't obey the LORD and didn't execute His fierce wrath on Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this to you today. ¹⁹ the LORD will deliver Israel and 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. ²⁰ Saul immediately fell down full-length on the ground. He was terrified because of Samuel's words, and he had no strength because he had not eaten food all day and all night. ²¹ The woman came to Saul, and seeing that he was very troubled she said to him, Look, your handmaid has obeyed you and I have put my life in my hands and have done what you told me. ²² Now please listen to your handmaid and let me give you some food so that you may eat and have the strength to go on your way. ²³ But he refused and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, urged him, so he listened to them. He got up from the earth and sat on the bed. ²⁴ The woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread. ²⁵ She set the food before Saul and his officers and they ate. They left that same night.