⁵“After that you will come to the Hill of God ^w^xwhere there are Philistine garrisons. ^yWhen you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets ^zcoming down from the high place prophesying. ^aThey will be preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres. ⁶The Spirit of the Lord will control you, ^byou will prophesy with them, ^cand you will be transformed into a different person. ^d⁷When these signs have happened to you, do whatever your circumstances require ^e^fbecause God is with you. ⁸Afterward, go ahead of me to Gilgal. I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice fellowship offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what to do.”

⁹When Saul turned around ^gto leave Samuel, God changed his heart, ^hand all the signs came about that day. ¹⁰When Saul and his attendant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God took control of him, and he prophesied along with them.

¹¹Everyone who knew him previously and saw him prophesy with the prophets asked each other, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” ⁱ

¹²Then a man who was from there asked, “And who is their father?” ^j

As a result, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” became a popular saying. ¹³Then Saul finished prophesying and went to the high place.

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Footnotes

w10:5 Or to Gibeath-elohim
y10:5 Or governors
e10:7 do for yourself whatever your hand finds
g10:9 turned his shoulder
h10:9 God turned to him another heart

Cross references

x10:5 1Sm 13:2–3
z10:5 1Sm 19:20; 2Kg 2:3, 5, 15
a10:5 2Kg 3:15; 1Ch 25:1–6
b10:6 Nm 11:25, 29; Jdg 14:6
c10:6 Ec 9:10
d10:6 1Sm 19:23–24
f10:7 Jos 1:5
i10:11 1Sm 19:24; Am 7:14–15; Mt 13:54–57
j10:12 Gn 45:8; Jdg 17:10