So Saul disguised himself; he put on different clothes, and after dark he went with two of his men to see the woman. "Consult the spirits for me and tell me what is going to happen," he said to her. "Call up the spirit of the man I name."

"Whom shall I call up for you?" the woman asked. "Samuel," he answered.

You will lie groaning on your deathbed, your flesh and muscles being eaten away,

I wouldn't listen to my teachers. I paid no attention to them.

Bad people will get what they deserve. Good people will be rewarded for their deeds.

Israel, you brought this on yourself ! You deserted me, the LORD your God, while I was leading you along the way.

What do you think you will gain by going to Egypt to drink water from the Nile? What do you think you will gain by going to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates?

Samuel took the olive oil and anointed David in front of his brothers. Immediately the spirit of the LORD took control of David and was with him from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.

The LORD's spirit left Saul, and an evil spirit sent by the LORD tormented him.

Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with David but had abandoned him.

Then she shouted, "Samson! The Philistines are coming!" He woke up and thought, "I'll get loose and go free, as always." He did not know that the LORD had left him.

Do not banish me from your presence; do not take your holy spirit away from me.

But even if they did bring up children, I would take them away and not leave one alive. When I abandon these people, terrible things will happen to them."

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!

and so he asked the LORD what to do. But the LORD did not answer him at all, either by dreams or by the use of Urim and Thummim or by prophets.

So he asked the LORD, "Shall I go and attack the Philistines?" "Yes," the LORD answered. "Attack them and save Keilah."

So David consulted the LORD again, and the LORD said to him, "Go and attack Keilah, because I will give you victory over the Philistines."

When David heard that Saul was planning to attack him, he said to the priest Abiathar, "Bring the ephod here."

Then David said, " LORD, God of Israel, I have heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah and destroy it on account of me, your servant.

and in Hades, where he was in great pain, he looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side.

But Abraham said, 'Remember, my son, that in your lifetime you were given all the good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. But now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain.