The woman said, “Why are you trying to trick me and get me killed? You know King Saul has got rid of everyone who talks to the spirits of the dead!”
He always finds out what's going on. I would have been risking my life to kill Absalom, because you would have let me take the blame.”
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in fear and shouted, “That Syrian king believes I can cure this man of leprosy! Does he think I'm God with power over life and death? He must be trying to pick a fight with me.”
Don't make yourselves disgusting to me by going to people who claim they can talk to the dead.
Saul replied, “I swear by the living LORD that nothing will happen to you because of this.”