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The woman [[channeling|summons a spirit]], and when it appears, she works out who Saul is and screams, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!" Saul assures her that no harm will come to her, and asks what she sees. She says that she sees "elohim" rising. Then, Saul asks what "he" looks like, and she describes an old man wrapped in a robe. Saul bows down to the spirit, but is apparently unable to see it himself. The spirit complains of being disturbed, berates Saul for disobeying God, and predicts Saul's downfall. The living Samuel has already said Saul would have his kingship removed, but this spirit adds that Israel's army will be defeated, and Saul and his sons will be "with me" tomorrow. Saul collapses in terror; the woman comforts him, and prepares him a meal of a fatted calf to restore his strength. | The woman [[channeling|summons a spirit]], and when it appears, she works out who Saul is and screams, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!" Saul assures her that no harm will come to her, and asks what she sees. She says that she sees "elohim" rising. Then, Saul asks what "he" looks like, and she describes an old man wrapped in a robe. Saul bows down to the spirit, but is apparently unable to see it himself. The spirit complains of being disturbed, berates Saul for disobeying God, and predicts Saul's downfall. The living Samuel has already said Saul would have his kingship removed, but this spirit adds that Israel's army will be defeated, and Saul and his sons will be "with me" tomorrow. Saul collapses in terror; the woman comforts him, and prepares him a meal of a fatted calf to restore his strength. | ||
The following day, the [[Judaism|Israelite]] army is defeated as prophesied: Saul is wounded by the Philistines, and commits suicide by falling on his sword. In 1 Chronicles, it is stated that Saul's death was, in part, a punishment for seeking advice from a medium rather than from God. | The following day, the [[Judaism|Israelite]] army is defeated as prophesied: Saul is wounded by the Philistines, and commits suicide by falling on his sword. In 1 Chronicles, it is stated that Saul's death was, in part, a punishment for seeking advice from a [[Channeling|medium]] rather than from God. | ||
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