²¹ He will stand before the priest Eleazar who will consult the Lord for him with the decision of the Urim.^(A) He and all the Israelites with him, even the entire community, will go out and come back in at his command.’

⁵ Then they said to him, ‘Please enquire of God^(A) for us to determine if we will have a successful journey.’

³⁷ So Saul enquired of God,^(A) ‘Should I go after the Philistines? Will you hand them over to Israel? ’ But God did not answer him that day.^(B)

¹⁰ so David enquired of God, ‘Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me? ’

The Lord replied, ‘Attack, and I will hand them over to you.’