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He prayed to Yahweh, but Yahweh didn’t answer him through dreams, the Urim,[a] or prophets. Saul told his officers, “Find me a woman who conjures up the dead. Then I’ll go to her and ask for her services.”

His officers told him, “There is a woman at Endor who conjures up the dead.”

After disguising himself by putting on other clothes, Saul left with two men and came to the woman that night. He said to her, “Please consult with a dead person for me. Conjure up the person I request.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 28:6 The Urim and Thummim were used by the chief priest to determine God’s answer to questions.

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