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1. And it came to pass in those days[H3117], that the Philistines[H6430] gathered[H6908] their hosts[H4264] together[H6908] for warfare[H6635], to fight[H3898] with Israel[H3478]. And Achish[H397] said[H559] unto David[H1732], Know[H3045] thou assuredly[H3045], that thou shalt go out[H3318] with me in the host[H4264], thou and thy men[H582].

2. And David[H1732] said[H559] to Achish[H397], Therefore[H3651] thou shalt know[H3045] what thy servant[H5650] will do[H6213]. And Achish[H397] said[H559] to David[H1732], Therefore will I make[H7760] thee keeper[H8104] of my head[H7218] for ever[H3117].

3. Now Samuel[H8050] was dead[H4191], and all Israel[H3478] had lamented[H5594] him[H6912], and buried him in Ramah[H7414], even in his own city[H5892]. And Saul[H7586] had put away[H5493] those that had familiar spirits[H178], and the wizards[H3049], out of the land[H776].

4. And the Philistines[H6430] gathered themselves together[H6908], and came[H935] and encamped[H2583] in Shunem[H7766]: and Saul[H7586] gathered[H6908] all Israel[H3478] together[H6908], and they encamped[H2583] in Gilboa[H1533].

5. And when Saul[H7586] saw[H7200] the host[H4264] of the Philistines[H6430], he was afraid[H3372], and his heart[H3820] trembled[H2729] greatly[H3966].

6. And when Saul[H7586] inquired[H7592] of Jehovah[H3068], Jehovah[H3068] answered[H6030] him not[H2472], neither by dreams, nor by Urim[H224], nor by prophets[H5030].

7. Then said[H559] Saul[H7586] unto his servants[H5650], Seek[H1245] me a woman[H802] that hath[H1172] a familiar spirit[H178], that I may go[H3212] to her[H1875], and inquire of her[H5650]. And his servants said[H559] to him[H802], Behold, there is a woman that hath[H1172] a familiar spirit[H178] at En-dor[H5874].

8. And Saul[H7586] disguised[H2664] himself[H3847], and put on other[H312] raiment[H899], and went[H3212], he and two[H8147] men[H582] with him[H935], and they came to the woman[H802] by night[H3915]: and he said[H559], Divine[H7080] unto me[H178], I pray thee, by the familiar spirit, and bring me up[H5927] whomsoever I shall name unto thee[H559].

9. And the woman[H802] said[H559] unto him[H3045], Behold, thou knowest what Saul[H7586] hath done[H6213], how he hath cut off[H3772] those that have familiar spirits[H178], and the wizards[H3049], out of the land[H776]: wherefore then layest thou a snare[H5367] for my life[H5315], to cause me to die[H4191]?

10. And Saul[H7586] sware[H7650] to her by Jehovah[H3068], saying[H559], As Jehovah[H3068] liveth[H2416], there shall[H518] no punishment[H5771] happen[H7136] to thee for this thing[H1697].

11. Then said[H559] the woman[H802], Whom shall I bring up[H5927] unto thee[H559]? And he said, Bring me up[H5927] Samuel[H8050].

12. And when the woman[H802] saw[H7200] Samuel[H8050], she cried[H2199] with a loud[H1419] voice[H6963]; and the woman[H802] spake[H559] to Saul[H7586], saying[H559], Why hast thou deceived[H7411] me[H7586]? for thou art Saul.

13. And the king[H4428] said[H559] unto her[H3372], Be not afraid: for what seest[H7200] thou[H802]? And the woman said[H559] unto Saul[H7586], I see[H7200] a god[H430] coming up[H5927] out of the earth[H776].

14. And he said[H559] unto her[H8389], What form is he of[H559]? And she said, An old[H2205] man[H376] cometh up[H5927]; and he is covered[H5844] with a robe[H4598]. And Saul[H7586] perceived[H3045] that it was Samuel[H8050], and he bowed[H6915] with his face[H639] to the ground[H776], and did obeisance[H7812].

15. And Samuel[H8050] said[H559] to Saul[H7586], Why hast thou disquieted[H7264] me[H5927], to bring me up? And Saul[H7586] answered[H559], I am sore[H3966] distressed[H6887]; for the Philistines[H6430] make war[H3898] against me[H430], and God is departed[H5493] from me[H6030], and answereth me no more[H3027], neither by prophets[H5030], nor by dreams[H2472]: therefore I have called[H7121] thee[H3045], that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do[H6213].

16. And Samuel[H8050] said[H559], Wherefore then dost thou ask[H7592] of me[H3068], seeing Jehovah is departed[H5493] from thee[H6145], and is become thine adversary?

17. And Jehovah[H3068] hath done[H6213] unto thee[H1696], as he spake by me[H3027]: and Jehovah[H3068] hath rent[H7167] the kingdom[H4467] out of thy hand[H3027], and given[H5414] it to thy neighbor[H7453], even to David[H1732].

18. Because[H834] thou obeyedst[H8085] not the voice[H6963] of Jehovah[H3068], and didst not execute[H6213] his fierce[H2740] wrath[H639] upon Amalek[H6002], therefore hath Jehovah[H3068] done[H6213] this thing[H1697] unto thee this day[H3117].

19. Moreover Jehovah[H3068] will deliver[H5414] Israel[H3478] also with thee into the hand[H3027] of the Philistines[H6430]; and to-morrow[H4279] shalt thou and thy sons[H1121] be with me[H3068]: Jehovah will deliver[H5414] the host[H4264] of Israel[H3478] also into the hand[H3027] of the Philistines[H6430].

20. Then Saul[H7586] fell[H5307] straightway[H4116] his full[H4393] length[H6967] upon the earth[H776], and was sore[H3966] afraid[H3372], because of the words[H1697] of Samuel[H8050]: and there was no strength[H3581] in him[H398]; for he had eaten no bread[H3899] all the day[H3117], nor all the night[H3915].

21. And the woman[H802] came[H935] unto Saul[H7586], and saw[H7200] that he was sore[H3966] troubled[H926], and said[H559] unto him[H8198], Behold, thy handmaid hath hearkened[H8085] unto thy voice[H6963], and I have put[H7760] my life[H5315] in my hand[H3709], and have hearkened[H8085] unto thy words[H1697] which thou spakest unto me[H1696].

22. Now therefore[H8085], I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice[H6963] of thy handmaid[H8198], and let me set[H7760] a morsel[H6595] of bread[H3899] before[H6440] thee[H398]; and eat, that thou mayest have strength[H3581], when thou goest[H3212] on thy way[H1870].

23. But he refused[H3985], and said[H559], I will not eat[H398]. But his servants[H5650], together with the woman[H802], constrained[H6555] him[H8085]; and he hearkened unto their voice[H6963]. So he arose[H6965] from the earth[H776], and sat[H3427] upon the bed[H4296].

24. And the woman[H802] had a fatted[H4770] calf[H5695] in the house[H1004]; and she hasted[H4116], and killed[H2076] it[H3947]; and she took flour[H7058], and kneaded[H3888] it[H644], and did bake unleavened bread thereof[H4682]:

25. and she brought[H5066] it before[H6440] Saul[H7586], and before[H6440] his servants[H5650]; and they did eat[H398]. Then they rose up[H6965], and went away[H3212] that night[H3915].