1Now it happened that, in those days, the Philistines gathered together their troops, so that they might be prepared for war against Israel. And Achish said to David, “I know now, certainly, that you will go out with me to war, you and your men.”stylus1 Samuel 17:1, 1 Samuel 29:1, 1 Samuel 29:3, 1 Samuel 17:1, 1 Samuel 29:12And David said to Achish, “You know now what your servant will do.” And Achish said to David, “And so, I will appoint you to guard my head for all days.”stylusRomans 12:9, 1 Samuel 27:10, 2 Samuel 16:16, 2 Samuel 16:19, Romans 12:93Now Samuel was dead, and all of Israel mourned for him, and they buried him in Ramah, his city. And Saul took away the magi and soothsayers from the land.stylusLeviticus 19:31, Leviticus 19:31, 1 Samuel 25:1, Leviticus 20:27, 1 Samuel 25:14And the Philistines gathered together, and they arrived and made camp at Shunem. Then Saul also gathered all of Israel, and he arrived at Gilboa.stylusJoshua 19:18, 1 Samuel 31:1, Joshua 19:18, 1 Samuel 31:1, 2 Kings 4:85And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and he was afraid, and his heart was exceedingly terrified.stylusJob 18:11, Isaiah 7:2, Isaiah 21:3, Isaiah 21:4, Psalms 48:56And he consulted the Lord. But he did not respond to him, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor by prophets.stylus1 Samuel 14:37, Numbers 12:6, 1 Samuel 14:37, Numbers 12:6, Lamentations 2:97And Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman having a divining spirit, and I will go to her, and consult through her.” And his servants said to him, “There is a woman having a divining spirit at Endor.”stylusActs 16:16, Acts 16:16, 1 Chronicles 10:13, Psalms 83:10, Joshua 17:118Therefore, he changed his usual appearance, and he put on other clothes. And he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night. And he said to her, “Divine for me, by your divining spirit, and raise up for me whomever I will tell you.”stylusIsaiah 8:19, 1 Chronicles 10:13, Isaiah 8:19, 1 Chronicles 10:13, 2 Chronicles 18:299And the woman said to him: “Behold, you know how much Saul has done, and how he has wiped away the magi and soothsayers from the land. Why then do you set a trap for my life, so that it will be put to death?”stylus1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Samuel 28:3, 2 Samuel 18:13, 2 Kings 5:7, 2 Samuel 18:1310And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, nothing evil will befall you because of this matter.”stylus1 Samuel 14:39, Deuteronomy 18:10, Deuteronomy 18:12, Exodus 20:7, 1 Samuel 19:611And the woman said to him, “Whom shall I raise up for you?” And he said, “Raise up for me Samuel.”stylus12And when the woman had seen Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice, and she said to Saul: “Why have you afflicted me? For you are Saul!”stylus1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Kings 14:5, 1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Kings 14:513And the king said to her: “Do not be afraid. What have you seen?” And the woman said to Saul, “I saw gods ascending from the earth.”stylusExodus 4:16, Psalms 82:6, Psalms 82:7, John 10:34, John 10:3514And he said to her, “What appearance does he have?” And she said, “An old man ascends, and he is clothed in a cloak.” And Saul understood that it was Samuel. And he bowed himself upon his face on the ground, and he reverenced.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 disquieted me, so that I would be raised up?” And Saul said: “I am greatly distressed. For the Philistines fight against me, and God has withdrawn from me, and he is not willing to heed me, neither by the hand of prophets, nor by dreams. Therefore, I have summoned you, so that you would reveal to me what I should do.”stylusLuke 16:23, Luke 16:26, Luke 16:23, Luke 16:26, 1 Samuel 28:616And Samuel said, “Why do you question me, though the Lord has withdrawn from you, and has crossed over to your rival?stylusLamentations 2:5, Psalms 68:1, Psalms 68:3, Revelation 18:20, 2 Kings 6:2717For the Lord will do to you just as he spoke by my hand. And he will tear your kingdom from your hand. And he will give it to your neighbor David.stylus1 Samuel 15:27, 1 Samuel 15:29, 1 Samuel 15:27, 1 Samuel 15:29, Proverbs 16:418For you did not obey the voice of the Lord, and you did not carry out the wrath of his fury upon Amalek. For this reason, the Lord has done to you what you are enduring this day.stylus1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Kings 20:42, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Kings 20:42, 1 Samuel 15:2019And the Lord also will give Israel into the hands of the Philistines, along with you. Then tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. But the Lord will also deliver the camp of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.”stylusMatthew 26:24, Acts 5:9, Acts 5:10, Acts 5:5, Jeremiah 28:1620And immediately, Saul fell stretched out on the ground. For he was terrified by the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him. For he had not eaten bread all that day.stylus1 Samuel 28:5, Psalms 50:21, Psalms 50:22, 1 Samuel 25:37, Job 26:221And so, the woman entered to Saul, (for he was very troubled) and she said to him: “Behold, your handmaid has obeyed your voice, and I have placed my life in my hand. And I have heeded the words which you spoke to me.stylusJudges 12:3, Judges 12:3, 1 Samuel 19:5, Job 13:14, 1 Samuel 19:522And so now, I ask you to heed the voice of your handmaid, and let me place before you a morsel of bread, so that, by eating, you may recover strength, and you may be able to undertake the journey.”stylus23But he refused, and he said, “I will not eat.” But his servants and the woman urged him, and after some time, heeding their voice, he rose up from the ground, and he sat upon the bed.stylus1 Kings 21:4, 1 Kings 21:4, 2 Kings 5:13, Proverbs 25:20, Luke 14:2324Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she hurried and killed it. And taking meal, she kneaded it, and she baked unleavened bread.stylusLuke 15:23, Luke 15:23, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:725And she set it before Saul and before his servants. And when they had eaten, they rose up, and they walked all through that night.stylus