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

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

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