17. He has done what he said he would do. He said these things through me. He has torn the kingdom out of your hands. He has given it to one of your neighbors, David.
18. You did not obey the Lord. You did not show the Amalekites how angry he was with them. That’s why he has done this to you today.
19. The Lord will give both Israel and you to the Philistines. Tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will let the Philistines defeat the army of Israel.”
20. Saul quickly fell to the ground and lay there. He was afraid because of what Samuel had said. He was also very weak because he had eaten nothing all that day and night.
21. Then the woman came to Saul. She saw that he was really frightened. She said, “Look, I, your servant, have obeyed you. I have risked my life and done what you told me to do.
22. Now please listen to me. Let me give you some food. Then you may eat and have enough strength to go on your way.”
23. But Saul refused. He said, “I won’t eat.”His servants joined the woman in asking him to eat. And he listened to them. So he got up from the ground and sat on the bed.
24. The woman had a fat calf at the house. She quickly killed it. She took some flour and mixed dough with her hands. Then she baked some bread without yeast.
25. She put the food before them, and they ate. Then that same night they got up and left.