And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he went with two men to visit the woman at night. He said to her, 'Please use your spirit guide to contact the dead and bring up the person I'm going to name.'
Saul desperately disguised himself to secretly visit a medium, asking her to contact someone who had died.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Saul's final crisis as king of Israel, when the Philistine army was gathering against him and God had stopped answering his prayers. Saul had previously banned all mediums and spiritists from Israel, but now in desperation he was seeking forbidden spiritual guidance. He was about to ask the medium to contact the prophet Samuel, who had died earlier.
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