8 Then Saul put on other clothes so no one would know who he was. At night Saul and two of his men went to see the woman. Saul said to her, “Talk to a spirit for me. Call up the person I name.”
9 But the woman said to him, “Surely you know what Saul has done. He has forced the mediums and fortune-tellers out from the land of Israel. You are trying to trap me and kill me.”
10 Saul made a promise to the woman in the name of the Lord. He said, “As surely as the Lord lives, you won’t be punished for doing this.”
11 The woman asked, “Whom do you want me to bring up for you?”He answered, “Bring up Samuel.”
12 When the woman saw Samuel, she screamed loudly. She said, “Why have you tricked me? You are Saul!”
13 The king said to the woman, “Don’t be afraid! What do you see?”The woman said, “I see a spirit coming up out of the ground.”
14 Saul asked, “What does he look like?”The woman answered, “An old man wearing a coat is coming up.”Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown on the ground.