1Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”stylus1 Samuel 17:1, 1 Samuel 29:1, 1 Samuel 29:3, 1 Samuel 17:1, 1 Samuel 29:12David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”stylusRomans 12:9, 1 Samuel 27:10, 2 Samuel 16:16, 2 Samuel 16:19, Romans 12:93Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.stylusLeviticus 19:31, Leviticus 19:31, 1 Samuel 25:1, Leviticus 20:27, 1 Samuel 25:14The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.stylusJoshua 19:18, 1 Samuel 31:1, Joshua 19:18, 1 Samuel 31:1, 2 Kings 4:85When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.stylusJob 18:11, Isaiah 7:2, Isaiah 21:3, Isaiah 21:4, Psalms 48:56He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.stylus1 Samuel 14:37, Numbers 12:6, 1 Samuel 14:37, Numbers 12:6, Lamentations 2:97Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.stylusActs 16:16, Acts 16:16, 1 Chronicles 10:13, Psalms 83:10, Joshua 17:118So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”stylusIsaiah 8:19, 1 Chronicles 10:13, Isaiah 8:19, 1 Chronicles 10:13, 2 Chronicles 18:299But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”stylus1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Samuel 28:3, 2 Samuel 18:13, 2 Kings 5:7, 2 Samuel 18:1310Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”stylus1 Samuel 14:39, Deuteronomy 18:10, Deuteronomy 18:12, Exodus 20:7, 1 Samuel 19:611“Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.stylus12But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”stylus1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Kings 14:5, 1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Kings 14:513“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.stylusExodus 4:16, Psalms 82:6, Psalms 82:7, John 10:34, John 10:3514“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.stylus1 Samuel 15:27, 1 Samuel 15:27, 2 Kings 2:13, 2 Kings 2:14, 2 Kings 2:815Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away 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.”stylusLuke 16:23, Luke 16:26, Luke 16:23, Luke 16:26, 1 Samuel 28:616“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?stylusLamentations 2:5, Psalms 68:1, Psalms 68:3, Revelation 18:20, 2 Kings 6:2717He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.stylus1 Samuel 15:27, 1 Samuel 15:29, 1 Samuel 15:27, 1 Samuel 15:29, Proverbs 16:418Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.stylus1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Kings 20:42, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Kings 20:42, 1 Samuel 15:2019Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”stylusMatthew 26:24, Acts 5:9, Acts 5:10, Acts 5:5, Jeremiah 28:1620Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.stylus1 Samuel 28:5, Psalms 50:21, Psalms 50:22, 1 Samuel 25:37, Job 26:221When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.stylusJudges 12:3, Judges 12:3, 1 Samuel 19:5, Job 13:14, 1 Samuel 19:522Now please listen to your servant and let me set a morsel of bread before you so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.”stylus23Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.stylus1 Kings 21:4, 1 Kings 21:4, 2 Kings 5:13, Proverbs 25:20, Luke 14:2324The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.stylusLuke 15:23, Luke 15:23, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:725She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. And that night they got up and left.stylus