The king said to her, Be not afraid; what do you see? The woman said to Saul, I see a god [terrifying superhuman being] coming up out of the earth!
You shall not revile God [the judges as His agents] or esteem lightly or curse a ruler of your people.
He shall speak for you to the people, acting as a mouthpiece for you, and you shall be as God to him.
And when the woman saw Samuel, she screamed and she said to Saul, Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!
He said to her, In what form is he? And she said, An old man comes up, covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and made obeisance.