1 Samuel 19:20
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw the assembly of the prophets, and Samuel stood as appointed over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they prophesy.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
19And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is in Naioth in Ramah.
Cross References
Numbers 11:25And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy men that were elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied and ceased.
1 Samuel 10:6And the Spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
1 Samuel 19:11And it came to pass in that night, that Saul sent messengers to the house of David to watch him, in order to slay him in the morning; and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, Unless thou save thy life this night, tomorrow thou shalt be slain.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:19-24
Saul Prophesies before Samuel. ( b. c. 1058.) 18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. 19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21 And when it was told Saul, he… Read the whole commentary →