⁶ He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.^(A)

¹⁵ “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Samuel asked Saul.

“I’m in serious trouble,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me.^(A) He doesn’t answer me anymore,^(B) either through the prophets or in dreams. So I’ve called on you to tell me what I should do.”

²⁷ Through their dreams that they tell one another, they plan to cause my people to forget my name as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal worship.^(A)

³² I am against those who prophesy false dreams”^(A)—the Lord’s declaration—“telling them and leading my people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all^(B) to these people”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

⁸ For this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Don’t let your prophets who are among you^(A) and your diviners deceive you,^(B) and don’t listen to the dreams you elicit from them,