1 Samuel 26:15   (Read all of 1 Samuel 26)

David said, "You're a man, aren't you? And who is like you in Israel? Why didn't you guard your lord the king? Someone came to destroy your lord the king.

1 Samuel 26:16   (Read all of 1 Samuel 26)

What you have done is not good. As surely as the Lord lives, you and your men must die, because you did not guard your master, the Lord's anointed. Look around you. Where are the king's spear and water jug that were near his head?"

1 Samuel 26:17   (Read all of 1 Samuel 26)

Saul recognized David's voice and said, "Is that your voice, David my son?" David replied, "Yes it is, my lord the king."

1 Samuel 26:19   (Read all of 1 Samuel 26)

Now let my lord the king listen to his servant's words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord's inheritance and have said, 'Go, serve other gods.'

1 Samuel 26:21   (Read all of 1 Samuel 26)

Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Come back, David my son. Because you considered my life precious today, I will not try to harm you again. Surely I have acted like a fool and have been terribly wrong."

1 Samuel 26:22   (Read all of 1 Samuel 26)

"Here is the king's spear," David answered. "Let one of your young men come over and get it.

1 Samuel 26:23   (Read all of 1 Samuel 26)

The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord's anointed.

1 Samuel 26:24   (Read all of 1 Samuel 26)

As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble."

1 Samuel 26:25   (Read all of 1 Samuel 26)

Then Saul said to David, "May you be blessed, David my son; you will do great things and surely triumph." So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.

1 Samuel 27:5   (Read all of 1 Samuel 27)

Then David said to Achish, "If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be assigned to me in one of the country towns, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"

1 Samuel 27:10   (Read all of 1 Samuel 27)

When Achish asked, "Where did you go raiding today?" David would say, "Against the Negev of Judah" or "Against the Negev of Jerahmeel" or "Against the Negev of the Kenites."

1 Samuel 28:1   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

In those days the Philistines gathered their forces to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, "You must understand that you and your men will accompany me in the army."

1 Samuel 28:2   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

David said, "Then you will see for yourself what your servant can do." Achish replied, "Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life."

1 Samuel 28:9   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

But the woman said to him, "Surely you know what Saul has done. He has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why have you set a trap for my life to bring about my death?"

1 Samuel 28:10   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

Saul swore to her by the Lord, "As surely as the Lord lives, you will not be punished for this."

1 Samuel 28:11   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

Then the woman asked, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" "Bring up Samuel," he said.

1 Samuel 28:12   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

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

1 Samuel 28:13   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

The king said to her, "Don't be afraid. What do you see?" The woman said, "I see a ghostly figure coming up out of the earth."

1 Samuel 28:15   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" "I am in great distress," Saul said. "The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do."

1 Samuel 28:16   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

Samuel said, "Why do you consult me, now that the Lord has departed from you and become your enemy?

1 Samuel 28:17   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

The Lord has done what he predicted through me. The Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbors-to David.

1 Samuel 28:18   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

Because you did not obey the Lord or carry out his fierce wrath against the Amalekites, the Lord has done this to you today.

1 Samuel 28:19   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

The Lord will deliver both Israel and you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines."

1 Samuel 28:21   (Read all of 1 Samuel 28)

When the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly shaken, she said, "Look, your servant has obeyed you. I took my life in my hands and did what you told me to do.