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The Philistines assembled together and went and camped at Shunem. Saul gathered together all of Israel and they camped at Gilboa. [a]When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid, and his heart trembled. Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams, or by the Urim, or through the prophets.

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  1. 1 Samuel 28:5 Saul is so unnerved by the approach of the Philistine army and so removed from the guidance of the Lord, that he resorts to the occult for direction, going against his own prohibition.