<p class="bodytext">Then Saul said to Samuel, &#8220;I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the <sc>Lordsc> commanded<n id="1" /> and what you said as well.<n id="2" /> For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes.<n id="3" />

When the woman came to Saul and saw how terrified he was, she said to him, &#8220;Your servant has done what you asked.<n id="1" /> I took my life into my own hands and did what you told me.<n id="2" />