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ameel, and against the south of Ceni. to him: There is a woman that hath a divining
11 And David saved neither man nor woman, spirit at Endor.
neither brought he any of them to Geth, saying: 8 Then he disguised himself: and put on other
Lest they should speak against us. So did David, clothes, and he went, and two men with him, and
and such was his proceeding all the days that he they came to the woman by night, and he said
dwelt in the country of the Philistines. to her: Divine to me by thy divining spirit, and
12 And Achis believed David, saying: He hath bring me up him whom I shall tell thee.
done much harm to his people Israel: Therefore 9 And the woman said to him: Behold thou
he shall be my servant for ever. knowest all that Saul hath done, and how he
hath rooted out the magicians and soothsayers
from the land: why then dost thou lay a snare
Chapter 28 for my life, to cause me to be put to death?

10 And Saul swore unto her by the Lord, say-
And it came to pass in those days, that the ing: As the Lord liveth, there shall no evil hap-
Philistines gathered together their armies, to be pen to thee for this thing.
prepared for war against Israel: And Achis said 11 And the woman said to him: Whom shall
to David: Know thou now assuredly, that thou I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up
shalt go out with me to the war, thou, and thy Samuel.
men. 13 And the king said to her: Fear not: what
2 And David said to Achis: Now thou shalt hast thou seen? and the woman said to Saul: I
know what thy servant will do. And Achis said saw gods ascending out of the earth.
to David: And I will appoint thee to guard my 14 And he said to her: What form is he of?
life for ever. And she said: An old man cometh up, and he
3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel is covered with a mantle. And Saul understood
mourned for him, and buried him in Ramatha, that it was Samuel, and he bowed himself with
his city. And Saul had put away all the magi- his face to the ground, and adored.
cians and soothsayers out of the land. 15 And Samuel said to Saul: Why hast thou
4 And the Philistines were gathered together, disturbed my rest, that I should be brought up?
and came and encamped in Sunam: and Saul And Saul said: I am in great distress: for the
also gathered together all Israel, and came to Philistines fight against me, and God is departed
Gelboe. from me, and would not hear me, neither by the
5 And Saul saw the army of the Philistines, hand of prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I
and was afraid, and his heart was very much have called thee, that thou mayst shew me what
dismayed. I shall do.
6 And he consulted the Lord, and he answered 16 And Samuel said: Why askest thou me,
him not, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor seeing the Lord has departed from thee, and is
by prophets. gone over to thy rival?
7 And Saul said to his servants: Seek me a 17 For the Lord will do to thee as he spoke
woman that hath a divining spirit, and I will go by me, and he will rend thy kingdom out of thy
to her, and enquire by her. And his servants said hand, and will give it to thy neighbour David: