Now it happened H1961 in those H1992 days H3117 that the Philistines H6430 gathered H6908 their armed camps H4264 for war H6635, to fight H3898 against Israel H3478. And Achish H397 said H559 to David H1732, “Know H3045 assuredly H3045 that you will go H3318 out H3318 with me in the camp H4264, you and your men H376.”
Then Saul H7586 disguised H2664 himself and put H3847 on H3847 other H312 clothes H899, and he went H1980, he and two H8147 men H376 with him, and they came H935 to the woman H802 by night H3915; and he said H559, “Divine H7080 for me, please H4994, and bring H5927 up H5927 for me whom H834 I shall say H559 to you.”
Then Samuel H8050 said H559 to Saul H7586, “Why H4100 have you disturbed H7264 me by bringing H5927 me up H5927?” And Saul H7586 answered H6030, “I am H6887 greatly H3966 distressed H6887, for the Philistines H6430 are waging H3898 war H3898 against me, and God H430 has turned H5493 away H5493 from me and no H3808 longer H5750 answers H6030 me, either H1571 by the hand H3027 of the prophets H5030 or H1571 by dreams H2472; therefore I have called H7121 you, that you may make H3045 known H3045 to me what H4100 I should do H6213.”
Then Saul H7586 quickly H4116 fell H5307 full H4393 length H6967 upon the ground H776 and was H3372 very H3966 afraid H3372 because H4480 of the words H1697 of Samuel H8050; also H1571 there was no H3808 strength H3581 in him, for he had eaten H398 no H3808 [fn]food H3899 all H3605 day H3117 and all H3605 night H3915.
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