1 Samuel 19:24

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.

And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
KJV
And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
WEB
He also stripped off his clothes. He also prophesied before Samuel and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
ASV
And he also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
DARBY
And he himself also stripped off his clothes, and prophesied, himself also, before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
BLB
And he also stripped off his clothes, and he prophesied in like manner before the face of Samuel, and he lay naked all that day and all the night. Upon thus they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
ÅB
Da rev han og klærne av seg; også han var i profetisk henrykkelse mens han sto foran Samuel, og han falt ned og lå der naken[^1] hele den dag og hele natten; derfor sier folk: Er også Saul blant profetene?
[^1]: d.e. uten overkjortel, JES 20, 2.
OTB
Da kledde han også av seg klærne, og han profeterte også foran Samuel, og lå naken hele den dagen og hele natten. Derfor sier de, “Er Saul også blant profetene?”
B1930
Da rev han og klærne av sig; også han var i profetisk henrykkelse mens han stod foran Samuel, og han falt ned og lå der naken hele den dag og hele natten; derfor sier folk: Er også Saul blandt profetene? / < d.e. uten overkjortel, JES 20, 2.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 10:10–12

    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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  • Micah 1:8

    Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:20

    Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

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  • Isaiah 20:2

    At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:14

    And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

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  • Numbers 24:4

    He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

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  • Acts 9:21

    But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

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