1 Samuel 28:3–10

³By this time Samuel had died,^e all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his city,^f and Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.^{g 4}The Philistines gathered and camped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel, and they camped at Gilboa. ⁵When Saul saw the Philistine camp, he was afraid and his heart pounded. ⁶He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.^{h 7}Saul then said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.”

His servants replied, “There is a woman at En-dorⁱ who is a medium.”^j

⁸Saul disguised himself^k by putting on different clothes and set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me.^l Bring up for me the one I tell you.”^m

⁹But the woman said to him, “You surely know what Saul has done,ⁿ how he has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you setting a trap for me to get me killed?”

¹⁰Then Saul swore to her by the Lord: “As surely as the Lord lives, no punishment will come to you^D from this.”