4. The Philistines set up their camp at Shunem, and Saul gathered all the army of Israel and camped at Gilboa.
5. When Saul saw the vast Philistine army, he became frantic with fear.
6. 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.
7. 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.”
8. 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?”