KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 19:20
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
he sent messengers to seize him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.
WEB World English Bible
Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
ASV American Standard Version
And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and they see the assembly of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing, set over them, and the Spirit of God is on Saul’s messengers, and they prophesy—they also.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 19
17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
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 sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that [is] in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where [are] Samuel and David? And [one] said, Behold, [they be] at Naioth in Ramah.
23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departשָׁא֣וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulמַלְאָכִים֮H4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerלָקַ֣חַתH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]דָּוִד֒H1732 · da.vidDavidוַיַּ֗רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]לַהֲקַ֤תH3862 · la.ha.qahcompanyהַנְּבִיאִים֙H5030 · na.viprophetנִבְּאִ֔יםH5012 · na.vato prophesyוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לH8050 · she.mu.elSamuelעֹמֵ֥דH5975 · a.madto stand: standנִצָּ֖בH5324 · na.tsavto standעֲלֵיהֶ֑םH5921 · aluponוַתְּהִ֞יH1961 · ha.yahto beעַֽל־H5921 · aluponמַלְאֲכֵ֤יH4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerשָׁאוּל֙H7586 · sha.ulSaulר֣וּחַH7307 · ru.achspiritאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּH5012 · na.vato prophesyגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoהֵֽמָּה׃H1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)
Cross-references
Joel 2:28And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:1 Samuel 10:5-6After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:John 7:32The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.1 Samuel 10:10And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.1 Corinthians 14:24-25But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or [one] unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:1 Samuel 19:11Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.1 Samuel 19:14And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He [is] sick.1 Corinthians 14:3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort.Numbers 11:25-26And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that [was] upon him, and gave [it] unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, [that], when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.John 7:45-52Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
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