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1 Samuel 19:20

DavidSamuelSaul
The Holy SpiritProtection and safety

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.

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.

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BSB
he sent messengers to capture 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Saul sent messengers to seize David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, God’s Spirit came on Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Then Saul sent messengers to take David; and they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as president over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
BLB
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw the group of prophets prophesying and Samuel standing [as] leader over them, and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
ÅB
sendte han noen menn for å hente David, og da de fikk se profetenes skare, som var i profetisk henrykkelse, og Samuel stående der som deres fører, da kom Guds Ånd over Sauls sendebud, så de og ble grepet av profetisk henrykkelse.
OTB
Da sendte Saul bud for å fange David, men da de så selskapet av profeter som profeterte, med Samuel stående og ledende dem, kom Guds Ånd over Sauls bud, og de profeterte også.
B1930
sendte han nogen menn for å hente David, og da de fikk se profetenes skare, som var i profetisk henrykkelse, og Samuel stående der som deres fører, da kom Guds Ånd over Sauls sendebud, så de og blev grepet av profetisk henrykkelse.

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Cross references

  • Joel 2:28

    And 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:

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  • John 7:32

    The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:5–6

    After 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:

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:24–25

    But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:3

    But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:10

    And 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.

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  • John 7:45–52

    Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

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  • Numbers 11:25–26

    And 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.

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