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Berean Standard Bible
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Now
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. ”
And
it
came
to
pass
in those days ,
that
the Philistines gathered their hosts
together
for warfare ,
to
fight
with
Israel. And
Achish said unto
David, Know
thou
assuredly,
that thou
shalt
go out with me in
the
host,
thou
and
thy
men
.
David replied,
“Then
you
will
come
to know what your
servant can
do. ”
“Very
well,”
said
Achish .
“I
will make you
my bodyguard
for life
. ”
And
David said
to Achish,
Therefore
thou
shalt
know what thy
servant will
do. And
Achish said
to
David,
Therefore
will I
make thee
keeper
of
my head
for ever
.
Now 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.
Now Samuel was
dead
, and all Israel had lamented
him ,
and buried him in Ramah, even
in
his own city. And Saul had put
away
those
that
had
familiar
spirits,
and the wizards,
out
of
the
land.
The Philistines came
together and camped
at
Shunem ,
while
Saul gathered all Israel and camped
at
Gilboa.
And
the Philistines gathered
themselves
together ,
and came
and
encamped
in
Shunem :
and
Saul gathered all Israel together,
and they
encamped
in
Gilboa.
When Saul saw the Philistine
army
, he was afraid and trembled violently
.
And
when Saul saw the host
of
the
Philistines
, he was afraid ,
and his
heart
trembled greatly
.
He
inquired of the
LORD
, but
the
LORD
did
not
answer
him by dreams or
Urim or
prophets.
And
when
Saul
inquired of Jehovah
, Jehovah
answered
him not,
neither
by dreams ,
nor
by
Urim ,
nor
by
prophets.
Then 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
.
Then said Saul
unto
his servants, Seek
me a woman that
hath
a familiar
spirit
, that
I may
go to
her,
and inquire
of
her. And
his
servants
said
to
him,
Behold,
there is a woman
that
hath
a
familiar
spirit
at En-dor
.
So
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. ”
And
Saul disguised himself ,
and
put
on other
raiment
, and went,
he and
two men with
him,
and
they came to the woman by
night :
and he
said, Divine
unto
me ,
I
pray
thee,
by
the
familiar
spirit,
and
bring me up
whomsoever
I shall
name unto
thee
.
But
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
? ”
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
?
Then
Saul swore
to her by the
LORD:
“As
surely
as the
LORD
lives
, no punishment shall
come
upon
you
for this. ”
And
Saul sware
to her by Jehovah,
saying,
As Jehovah
liveth
, there
shall
no punishment happen
to
thee
for this thing
.
“
Whom shall I bring up for
you
? ”
the
woman
asked.
“
Bring up Samuel ,”
he
replied
.
Then
said
the
woman,
Whom shall I bring up unto
thee
? And
he
said,
Bring me
up Samuel.
But
when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out
in
a loud voice and said
to Saul, “
Why have
you
deceived me? You
are
Saul !”
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 .
“Do
not
be
afraid,”
the king replied.
“
What do
you
see
? ”
“
I see a god coming up out of the earth ,”
the
woman
answered
.
And
the king said
unto
her,
Be
not
afraid:
for
what seest
thou
? And
the
woman
said
unto
Saul,
I see a god coming up out of the earth.
“
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
.
And
he
said
unto
her,
What form
is
he of
? And
she
said,
An old man cometh
up ;
and he is covered
with
a robe. And
Saul perceived
that it was Samuel, and he bowed with
his
face
to
the
ground,
and
did
obeisance
.
Then
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. ”
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.
“Why
do
you
consult
me,”
asked
Samuel, “since
the
LORD
has
turned
away
from you
and become your
enemy
?
And
Samuel said
, Wherefore
then
dost
thou
ask
of
me,
seeing
Jehovah
is
departed
from thee,
and is
become thine
adversary
?
He
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.
And
Jehovah
hath
done unto
thee,
as
he spake
by
me: and
Jehovah
hath
rent
the kingdom
out of thy
hand ,
and given it to thy
neighbor ,
even
to
David.
Because you
did
not obey
the LORD
or
carry
out
His burning
anger
against
Amalek, the
LORD
has
done this to
you
today
.
Because thou
obeyedst
not the voice
of
Jehovah,
and
didst
not
execute
his fierce
wrath
upon
Amalek, therefore
hath
Jehovah
done this thing
unto
thee
this
day
.
Moreover ,
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. ”
Moreover Jehovah
will deliver Israel also
with thee
into the hand of the Philistines ;
and to-morrow
shalt
thou
and thy
sons be with me :
Jehovah
will deliver the host
of Israel also
into the hand of the Philistines.
Immediately
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.
Then
Saul fell straightway
his
full
length
upon
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.
When
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.
And
the woman came unto
Saul ,
and saw that
he was sore
troubled
, and
said unto
him, Behold
, thy
handmaid
hath
hearkened
unto
thy
voice ,
and
I have
put
my life in my hand,
and have
hearkened
unto
thy
words
which
thou
spakest
unto
me.
Now 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. ”
Now therefore,
I
pray
thee,
hearken
thou
also
unto
the
voice
of
thy
handmaid,
and let me set a morsel of bread before thee;
and eat,
that
thou
mayest
have strength ,
when
thou
goest
on thy
way.
Saul
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.
But
he
refused, and
said
, I will not eat. But his servants ,
together
with
the woman, constrained
him;
and he hearkened
unto
their voice. So
he arose
from the earth,
and sat upon
the bed.
The woman had a fattened
calf at
her
house ,
and she quickly
slaughtered
it .
She also
took flour, kneaded it, and baked
unleavened bread .
And
the woman had a fatted
calf in
the
house ;
and she hasted,
and
killed
it ;
and
she took flour, and
kneaded it, and did
bake
unleavened bread thereof:
She served
it to
Saul and his servants ,
and they ate
. And
that
night
they got
up and left
.
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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