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Genesis 1:19 (NLT)
And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
Genesis 1:30 (NLT)
And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened.
Genesis 1:31 (NLT)
Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
1 Samuel 28:1 (NLT)
About that time the Philistines mustered their armies for another war with Israel. King Achish told David, “You and your men will be expected to join me in battle.”
1 Samuel 28:2 (NLT)
“Very well!” David agreed. “Now you will see for yourself what we can do.” Then Achish told David, “I will make you my personal bodyguard for life.”
1 Samuel 28:3 (NLT)
Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him. He was buried in Ramah, his hometown. And Saul had banned from the land of Israel all mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead.
1 Samuel 28:4 (NLT)
The Philistines set up their camp at Shunem, and Saul gathered all the army of Israel and camped at Gilboa.
1 Samuel 28:5 (NLT)
When Saul saw the vast Philistine army, he became frantic with fear.
1 Samuel 28:6 (NLT)
He asked the Lord what he should do, but the Lord refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets.
1 Samuel 28:7 (NLT)
Saul then said to his advisers, “Find a woman who is a medium, so I can go and ask her what to do.” His advisers replied, “There is a medium at Endor.”
1 Samuel 28:8 (NLT)
So Saul disguised himself by wearing ordinary clothing instead of his royal robes. Then he went to the woman’s home at night, accompanied by two of his men. “I have to talk to a man who has died,” he said. “Will you call up his spirit for me?”
1 Samuel 28:9 (NLT)
“Are you trying to get me killed?” the woman demanded. “You know that Saul has outlawed all the mediums and all who consult the spirits of the dead. Why are you setting a trap for me?”
1 Samuel 28:10 (NLT)
But Saul took an oath in the name of the Lord and promised, “As surely as the Lord lives, nothing bad will happen to you for doing this.”
1 Samuel 28:11 (NLT)
Finally, the woman said, “Well, whose spirit do you want me to call up?” “Call up Samuel,” Saul replied.
1 Samuel 28:12 (NLT)
When the woman saw Samuel, she screamed, “You’ve deceived me! You are Saul!”
1 Samuel 28:13 (NLT)
“Don’t be afraid!” the king told her. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” she said.
1 Samuel 28:14 (NLT)
“What does he look like?” Saul asked. “He is an old man wrapped in a robe,” she replied. Saul realized it was Samuel, and he fell to the ground before him.
1 Samuel 28:15 (NLT)
“Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul. “Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.”
1 Samuel 28:16 (NLT)
But Samuel replied, “Why ask me, since the Lord has left you and has become your enemy?
1 Samuel 28:17 (NLT)
The Lord has done just as he said he would. He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David.
1 Samuel 28:18 (NLT)
The Lord has done this to you today because you refused to carry out his fierce anger against the Amalekites.
1 Samuel 28:19 (NLT)
What’s more, the Lord will hand you and the army of Israel over to the Philistines tomorrow, and you and your sons will be here with me. The Lord will bring down the entire army of Israel in defeat.”
1 Samuel 28:20 (NLT)
Saul fell full length on the ground, paralyzed with fright because of Samuel’s words. He was also faint with hunger, for he had eaten nothing all day and all night.
1 Samuel 28:21 (NLT)
When the woman saw how distraught he was, she said, “Sir, I obeyed your command at the risk of my life.
1 Samuel 28:22 (NLT)
Now do what I say, and let me give you a little something to eat so you can regain your strength for the trip back.”