^13 (A)Thus Saul died for his unfaithfulness, which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh which he did not keep; and also ^(B)because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it,

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¹⁹ Now when they say to you, “^(A)Inquire of the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should not a people ^(B)inquire of their God? Should they ^(C)inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?

² Then the king said to call in the ^[a](A)magicians, the conjurers, the sorcerers, and the ^[b]Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.