And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart was sore astonied.

Therefore Saul asked counsel of the Lord, and the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by [a]Urim, nor yet by Prophets.

¶ Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and ask of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman at En Dor that hath a familiar spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 28:6 Meaning, the high Priest, Exod. 28:30.

When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror(A) filled his heart. He inquired(B) of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams(C) or Urim(D) or prophets.(E) Saul then said to his attendants, “Find me a woman who is a medium,(F) so I may go and inquire of her.”

“There is one in Endor,(G)” they said.

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