28:1 In
those
days
the
Philistines
gathered
their
forces
for
war,
to
fight
against
Israel.
And
Achish
said
to
David,
"Understand
that
you
and
your
men
are
to
go
out
with
me
in
the
army."
28:2 David
said
to
Achish,
"Very
well,
you
shall
know
what
your
servant
can
do."
And
Achish
said
to
David,
"Very
well,
I
will
make
you
my
bodyguard
for
life."
28:3 Now
Samuel
had
died,
and
all
Israel
had
mourned
for
him
and
buried
him
in
Ramah,
his
own
city.
And
Saul
had
put
the
mediums
and
the
necromancers
out
of
the
land.
28:4 The
Philistines
assembled
and
came
and
encamped
at
Shunem.
And
Saul
gathered
all
Israel,
and
they
encamped
at
Gilboa.
28:5 When
Saul
saw
the
army
of
the
Philistines,
he
was
afraid,
and
his
heart
trembled
greatly.
28:6 And
when
Saul
inquired
of
the
LORD,
the
LORD
did
not
answer
him,
either
by
dreams,
or
by
Urim,
or
by
prophets.
28:7 Then
Saul
said
to
his
servants,
"Seek
out
for
me
a
woman
who
is
a
medium,
that
I
may
go
to
her
and
inquire
of
her."
And
his
servants
said
to
him,
"Behold,
there
is
a
medium
at
En-dor."
28:8 So
Saul
disguised
himself
and
put
on
other
garments
and
went,
he
and
two
men
with
him.
And
they
came
to
the
woman
by
night.
And
he
said,
"Divine
for
me
by
a
spirit
and
bring
up
for
me
whomever
I
shall
name
to
you."
28:9 The
woman
said
to
him,
"Surely
you
know
what
Saul
has
done,
how
he
has
cut
off
the
mediums
and
the
necromancers
from
the
land.
Why
then
are
you
laying
a
trap
for
my
life
to
bring
about
my
death"
28:10 But
Saul
swore
to
her
by
the
LORD,
"As
the
LORD
lives,
no
punishment
shall
come
upon
you
for
this
thing."
28:11 Then
the
woman
said,
"Whom
shall
I
bring
up
for
you"
He
said,
"Bring
up
Samuel
for
me."
28:12 When
the
woman
saw
Samuel,
she
cried
out
with
a
loud
voice.
And
the
woman
said
to
Saul,
"Why
have
you
deceived
me
You
are
Saul."
28:13 The
king
said
to
her,
"Do
not
be
afraid.
What
do
you
see"
And
the
woman
said
to
Saul,
"I
see
a
god
coming
up
out
of
the
earth."
28:14 He
said
to
her,
"What
is
his
appearance"
And
she
said,
"An
old
man
is
coming
up,
and
he
is
wrapped
in
a
robe."
And
Saul
knew
that
it
was
Samuel,
and
he
bowed
with
his
face
to
the
ground
and
paid
homage.
28:15 Then
Samuel
said
to
Saul,
"Why
have
you
disturbed
me
by
bringing
me
up"
Saul
answered,
"I
am
in
great
distress,
for
the
Philistines
are
warring
against
me,
and
God
has
turned
away
from
me
and
answers
me
no
more,
either
by
prophets
or
by
dreams.
Therefore
I
have
summoned
you
to
tell
me
what
I
shall
do."
28:16 And
Samuel
said,
"Why
then
do
you
ask
me,
since
the
LORD
has
turned
from
you
and
become
your
enemy
28:17 The
LORD
has
done
to
you
as
he
spoke
by
me,
for
the
LORD
has
torn
the
kingdom
out
of
your
hand
and
given
it
to
your
neighbor,
David.
28:18 Because
you
did
not
obey
the
voice
of
the
LORD
and
did
not
carry
out
his
fierce
wrath
against
Amalek,
therefore
the
LORD
has
done
this
thing
to
you
this
day.
28:19 Moreover,
the
LORD
will
give
Israel
also
with
you
into
the
hand
of
the
Philistines,
and
tomorrow
you
and
your
sons
shall
be
with
me.
The
LORD
will
give
the
army
of
Israel
also
into
the
hand
of
the
Philistines."
28:20 Then
Saul
fell
at
once
full
length
on
the
ground,
filled
with
fear
because
of
the
words
of
Samuel.
And
there
was
no
strength
in
him,
for
he
had
eaten
nothing
all
day
and
all
night.
28:21 And
the
woman
came
to
Saul,
and
when
she
saw
that
he
was
terrified,
she
said
to
him,
"Behold,
your
servant
has
obeyed
you.
I
have
taken
my
life
in
my
hand
and
have
listened
to
what
you
have
said
to
me.
28:22 Now
therefore,
you
also
obey
your
servant.
Let
me
set
a
morsel
of
bread
before
you;
and
eat,
that
you
may
have
strength
when
you
go
on
your
way."
28:23 He
refused
and
said,
"I
will
not
eat."
But
his
servants,
together
with
the
woman,
urged
him,
and
he
listened
to
their
words.
So
he
arose
from
the
earth
and
sat
on
the
bed.
28:24 Now
the
woman
had
a
fattened
calf
in
the
house,
and
she
quickly
killed
it,
and
she
took
flour
and
kneaded
it
and
baked
unleavened
bread
of
it,
28:25 and
she
put
it
before
Saul
and
his
servants,
and
they
ate.
Then
they
rose
and
went
away
that
night.