1 Samuel 8:18
Context8:18 In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won’t answer you in that day.” 1
1 Samuel 28:13
Context28:13 The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! What have you seen?” The woman replied to Saul, “I have seen one like a god 2 coming up from the ground!”


[8:18] 1 tc The LXX adds “because you have chosen for yourselves a king.”
[28:13] 2 tn Heb “gods.” The modifying participle (translated “coming up”) is plural, suggesting that underworld spirits are the referent. But in the following verse Saul understands the plural word to refer to a singular being. The reference is to the spirit of Samuel.