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When Saul looked at the Philistine army, he was very afraid—terrified. 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.”

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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.

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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