3. Now Samuel died and all Israel mourned him, and they buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and the necromancers from the land.
4. Then the Philistines gathered themselves together. And they came and camped in Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they camped in Gilboa.
5. When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.
6. Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams, or by lots, or by prophets.
7. Then said Saul to his servants, “Seek for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.”And his servants said to him, “There is woman medium in Endor.”
8. So Saul disguised himself, put on other clothes, and he went with two of his men. And they came to the woman by night and he said, “Please divine for me by a spirit, and bring up for me whom I will name to you.”
9. The woman said to him, “Listen, you know what Saul has done, how he has eliminated the mediums and necromancers from the land. Now why are you laying a trap for my life to cause my death?”
10. Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing.”
11. Then said the woman, “Whom shall I bring up for you?”And he said, “Bring up Samuel for me.”