1 Samuel 28:3-5

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Saul Consults a Medium

³ Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. Saul had expelled the mediums and the wizards from the land.^{(A) 4} The Philistines assembled and came and encamped at Shunem. Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa.^{(B) 5} When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.