1 Samuel 28:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 [a]When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid, and his heart trembled. 6 Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams, or by the Urim, or through the prophets.
Saul and the Medium. 7 Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium so that I can go to her and inquire of her.” His servants answered, “There is a woman who is a medium in Endor.”
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- 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.
1 Samuel 28:5-7
New International Version
5 When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror(A) filled his heart. 6 He inquired(B) of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams(C) or Urim(D) or prophets.(E) 7 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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