Why Saul Took Two Men to the Woman of Ein Dor

"He went, he and his two men with him" (1 Samuel 28:8) — this is Avner and Amasa. Said Rabbi Abbahu: The Torah has taught you proper conduct (derech eretz), that a person should not set out on the road with fewer than two; and if he does set out on the road with fewer than two, in the end he becomes a servant to his own servants. Said Rabbi Abbahu: Two people conducted themselves with proper conduct — Abraham and Saul. Abraham, as it is said, "And he took his two lads with him" (Genesis 22:3). Saul, "And he went, he and two men with him" (1 Samuel 28:8). "And they came to the woman by night" (1 Samuel 28:8) — and was it night? Rather, it teaches that the hour was dark for them like night.