17. The lord has done just as he said he would. He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David.
18. The lord has done this to you today because you refused to carry out his fierce anger against the Amalekites.
19. 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.”
20. 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.
21. When the woman saw how distraught he was, she said, “Sir, I obeyed your command at the risk of my life.
22. 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.”
23. But Saul refused to eat anything. Then his advisers joined the woman in urging him to eat, so he finally yielded and got up from the ground and sat on the couch.
24. The woman had been fattening a calf, so she hurried out and killed it. She took some flour, kneaded it into dough and baked unleavened bread.
25. She brought the meal to Saul and his advisers, and they ate it. Then they went out into the night.