1 Samuel 28:11

New American Bible - revised edition

“Whom do you want me to conjure up?” the woman asked him. “Conjure up Samuel for me,” he replied. Samuel Appears.

Cross References

Isaiah 8:19

And when they say to you, “Inquire of ghosts and soothsayers who chirp and mutter; should not a people inquire of their gods, consulting the dead on behalf of the living,

Deuteronomy 18:11

or who casts spells, consults ghosts and spirits, or seeks oracles from the dead.

1 Samuel 28:10

But Saul swore to her by the Lord, “As the Lord lives, you shall incur no blame for this.”

1 Samuel 28:12

When the woman saw Samuel, she shrieked at the top of her voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”

1 Samuel 28:15

Samuel then said to Saul, “Why do you disturb me by conjuring me up?” Saul replied: “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are waging war against me and God has turned away from me. Since God no longer answers me through prophets or in dreams, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do.”