1 Samuel 28:11-16

New American Standard Bible

¹¹ Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” And he said, “Bring up Samuel for me.” ¹² When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!” ¹³ But the king said to her, “Do not be afraid; but what do you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I see a ^[a]divine being coming up from the earth.” ¹⁴ He said to her, “^[b]How does he appear?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and ^(A)he is wrapped in a robe.” Then Saul knew that it was Samuel, and ^(B)he bowed with his face to the ground and paid ^[c]homage.

¹⁵ And Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul replied, “I am very distressed, for the Philistines are waging war against me, and ^(C)God has abandoned me and ^(D)no longer answers me, either through prophets or in dreams; therefore I have called you, so that you may let me know what I should do.” ¹⁶ Samuel said, “But why ask me, since the Lord has abandoned you and has become your enemy?