And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
The king said to her, 'Don't be afraid. What did you see?' The woman replied to Saul, 'I saw supernatural beings coming up from the ground.'
The writer is describing how the medium told King Saul she saw spiritual beings rising from the earth during her séance.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of 1 Samuel, King Saul is in a desperate situation as he prepares for battle against the Philistines, and God has stopped communicating with him due to his prior disobedience. Saul, disguised and against God's laws, visits a medium in Endor to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel, reflecting the ancient Near Eastern culture where spiritism and necromancy were common practices among surrounding peoples. This event underscores the tension between Israel's faith in Yahweh and the forbidden occult traditions that tempted them.
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