1 Samuel 28:3–10

³Now ^aSamuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him and buried him ^bin Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed from the land those who ^cwere mediums and spiritists.

⁴So the Philistines gathered together and came and camped ^ain Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together and they camped in ^bGilboa.

⁵When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.

^6aWhen Saul inquired of the Lord, ^bthe Lord did not answer him, either by ^cdreams or by ^dUrim or by prophets.

⁷Then Saul said 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, “Behold, ^athere is a woman who is a medium at ^bEn-dor.”

⁸Then Saul ^adisguised himself by putting on other clothes, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, “^bConjure up for me, please, and ^cbring up for me whom I shall ¹name to you.”

⁹But the woman said to him, “Behold, you know ^awhat Saul has done, how he has cut off those who are mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?”

¹⁰Saul vowed to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”