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 hand over both Israel and you to the Philistines. Tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will hand over the army of Israel to the Philistines.”
20. Saul quickly fell flat on the ground and was afraid 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 and 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 so you may eat and have enough strength to go on your way.”
23. But Saul refused, saying, “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. At the house the woman had a fat calf, which she quickly killed. 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. That same night they got up and left.