Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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
cometh
to
pass
in those days ,
that
the Philistines gather
their camps
for the
war,
to
fight
against Israel ,
and
Achish saith
unto
David, `Thou
dost
certainly
know
that with me thou
dost
go
out
into
the
camp,
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 saith
unto
Achish
, `Therefore
--
thou
dost
know that
which
thy
servant dost
do. '
And
Achish saith
unto
David,
`Therefore
--
keeper
of
my head
I
do
appoint
thee
all
the
days
. '
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.
And
Samuel hath
died, and all Israel mourn
for him ,
and bury
him in Ramah, even
in
his city ,
and Saul hath
turned
aside
those
having
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 are
gathered,
and come
in,
and
encamp
in
Shunem, and
Saul gathereth
all Israel ,
and they
encamp
in
Gilboa ,
When
Saul saw
the Philistine
army
, he
was
afraid
and trembled
violently.
and
Saul seeth
the camp
of
the
Philistines
, and feareth,
and
his
heart
trembleth
greatly,
He
inquired
of
the
LORD
, but
the
LORD
did
not answer
him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
and
Saul
asketh
at
Jehovah
, and
Jehovah
hath
not answered
him ,
either
by dreams ,
or by
Urim ,
or 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
.
And
Saul saith
to his servants, `Seek
for
me a woman possessing
a familiar
spirit
, and
I go unto
her, and
inquire
of
her;'
and
his servants say
unto
him,
`Lo,
a
woman
possessing
a
familiar
spirit
in
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 disguiseth
himself and
putteth
on other
garments
, and goeth,
he and
two of the
men with
him,
and
they come
in
unto
the woman by
night, and he
saith
, `Divine,
I
pray
thee,
to
me by
the
familiar
spirit,
and
cause
to
come
up to
me him
whom
I say
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 saith
unto
him
, `Lo,
thou
hast
known
that
which
Saul hath
done, that
he hath
cut
off
those
having
familiar
spirits,
and the wizards,
out
of
the
land ;
and
why art
thou
laying
a snare
for
my
soul
--
to put
me to
death
? '
Then
Saul swore
to her by the
LORD:
“As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, no
punishment shall
come
upon
you
for this. ”
And
Saul sweareth
to her by Jehovah
, saying,
`Jehovah
liveth,
punishment doth
not
meet
thee
for this thing
. '
“
Whom shall
I bring up for
you
? ”
the
woman
asked.
“
Bring up Samuel,”
he
replied
.
And
the
woman
saith,
`
Whom do
I bring up to
thee
? '
and
he
saith,
`Samuel
--
bring up to
me
. '
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
the woman seeth
Samuel, and
crieth
with
a loud voice ,
and the
woman
speaketh
unto
Saul, saying,
`
Why hast
thou
deceived me --
and
thou
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 saith
to
her,
`
Do not
fear;
for
what
hast
thou
seen
? '
and
the
woman
saith
unto
Saul,
`Gods
I have
seen
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 saith
to
her,
`What
`is'
his
form
? '
and
she
saith,
`
An aged
man is coming up, and he `
is '
covered
with
an
upper
robe ;'
and
Saul knoweth
that he
`is'
Samuel, and boweth
--
face
to
thee
earth
--
and
doth
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 saith
unto
Saul, `
Why hast
thou
troubled
me ,
to
bring
me up? '
And
Saul
saith,
`
I have
great
distress
, and
the Philistines are fighting against me, God hath
turned aside
from me ,
and
hath
not
answered
me any
more
, either by the
hand
of
the
prophets ,
or by dreams ;
and
I call
for
thee
to let
me know
what I
do. '
“
Why do
you
consult
me, ”
asked
Samuel,
“since
the
LORD
has
turned away
from you
and become
your
enemy?
And
Samuel
saith,
`And
why dost
thou
ask
me, and
Jehovah
hath
turned aside
from thee,
and is
thine
enemy?
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
doth
for
Himself
as
He hath
spoken
by
my
hand,
and
Jehovah
rendeth
the kingdom
out of thy
hand ,
and giveth
it to thy
neighbour
--
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
hast
not hearkened
to
the voice
of
Jehovah,
nor
didst
the
fierceness
of
His anger on
Amalek --
therefore
this thing
hath
Jehovah
done
to 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. ”
yea
, Jehovah
giveth
also
Israel with thee
into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow thou
and thy
sons `are'
with me ;
also
the camp
of Israel doth
Jehovah
give
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.
And
Saul hasteth
and
falleth
--
the fulness
of
his
stature
--
to
the
earth
, and
feareth
greatly
because
of
the words of Samuel ;
also
power
was not
in
him
, for
he had not eaten bread
all the
day ,
and 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 cometh
in
unto
Saul ,
and seeth
that
he hath
been
greatly
troubled
, and
saith
unto
him, `Lo
, thy
maid-servant
hath
hearkened
to
thy
voice ,
and
I put
my soul
in my hand,
and I
obey
thy
words
which
thou
hast
spoken
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. ”
and
now ,
hearken,
I
pray
thee,
also
thou,
to the
voice
of
thy
maid-
servant ,
and I
set before
thee
a morsel of bread ,
and
eat ,
and there
is
in
thee
power
when
thou
goest
in
the 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.
And
he
refuseth
, and
saith
, `
I do
not eat ;'
and
his servants urge
on
him,
and
also
the woman, and he hearkeneth
to
their voice ,
and
riseth
from the earth,
and sitteth
on 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 hath
a calf of
the
stall
in
the
house, and she hasteth
and
slaughtereth
it ,
and
taketh
flour, and
kneadeth
, and baketh
it
unleavened things,
She
served
it
to
Saul and his servants, and they ate.
And that night they
got
up
and
left
.
and
bringeth
nigh
before
Saul ,
and before
his servants, and they eat,
and rise,
and
go
on,
during
that night.
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