1 Samuel 10:5–13

⁵“After that you will go to Gibeah^p of God, where there is a Philistine outpost.^q As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets^r coming down from the high place^s with lyres, timbrels,^t pipes^u and harps^v being played before them, and they will be prophesying.^{w 6}The Spirit^x of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed^y into a different person. ⁷Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever^z your hand^a finds to do, for God is with^b you.

⁸“Go down ahead of me to Gilgal.^c I will surely come down to you to sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, but you must wait seven^d days until I come to you and tell you what you are to do.”

Saul Made King

⁹As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed^e Saul’s heart, and all these signs^f were fulfilled^g that day. ¹⁰When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit^h of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying.^{i 11}When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this^j that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”^k

¹²A man who lived there answered, “And who is their father?” So it became a saying: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”^{l 13}After Saul stopped prophesying,^m he went to the high place.