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Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go
to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold,
there is
a woman that hath a familiar
spirit at Endor.
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And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men
with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the
familiar spirit, and bring me
him
up, whom I shall name unto thee.
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And the woman said unto him,
Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and
the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
10
And Saul sware to her by the L
ORD
, saying,
As
the L
ORD
liveth, there shall no punishment happen
to thee for this thing.
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Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring
me up Samuel.
12
And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman
spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou
art
Saul.
13
And the king said unto her,
Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of
the earth.
14
And he said unto her, What form
is
he of? And she said, An old man cometh 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 himself.
15
And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered,
I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and
answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou
mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
16
Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask
of me, seeing the L
ORD
is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
17
And the L
ORD
hath
done to him, as he spake by me: for the L
ORD
hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given
it to thy neighbour,
even
to David:
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Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the L
ORD
, nor executedst
his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the L
ORD
done this thing unto thee this day.
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Moreover
the L
ORD
will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow
shalt
thou
and thy sons
be
with me: the L
ORD
also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
20
Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of
Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
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And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold,
thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto
thy words which thou spakest unto me.
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Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the
voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest
have strength, when thou goest on thy way.
23
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his
servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose
from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
24
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted,
and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded
it,
and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
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And she
brought
it
before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away
that night.
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