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11 The woman said, Whom shall I bring up for you? He said, Bring up Samuel for me.

12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she screamed and she said to Saul, Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!

13 The king said to her, Be not afraid; what do you see? The woman said to Saul, I see a god [terrifying superhuman being] coming up out of the earth!

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11 Then the woman asked, “Whom shall I bring up for you?”

“Bring up Samuel,” he said.

12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out at the top of her voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me?(A) You are Saul!”

13 The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid. What do you see?”

The woman said, “I see a ghostly figure[a] coming up out of the earth.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 28:13 Or see spirits; or see gods