1 Samuel 28:14-20

New English Translation

¹⁴ He said to her, “What about his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up! He is wrapped in a robe!”

Then Saul realized it was Samuel, and he bowed his face toward the ground and kneeled down. ¹⁵ Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul replied, “I am terribly troubled! The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He does not answer me anymore—not by the prophets nor by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what I should do.”

¹⁶ Samuel said, “Why are you asking me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy? ¹⁷ The Lord has done exactly as I prophesied!^[a] The Lord has torn the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor David! ¹⁸ Since you did not obey the Lord^[b] and did not carry out his fierce anger against the Amalekites, the Lord has done this thing to you today. ¹⁹ The Lord will hand you and Israel over to the Philistines!^[c] Tomorrow both you and your sons will be with me.^[d] The Lord will also hand the army^[e] of Israel over to the Philistines!”

²⁰ Saul quickly fell full length on the ground and was very afraid because of Samuel’s words. He was completely drained of energy,^[f] having not eaten anything^[g] all that day and night.