Kings I 19:20

20 And Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw the assembly of the prophets, and Samuel stood appointed over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they prophesy.

Kings I 19:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 19:20

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah
His heart being touched by the Lord at the same time, and his mind enlightened to understand what was meant by that action:

and said, let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother;
take his leave of them in this way, which was what was used by friends at parting, see ( Ruth 1:9 Ruth 1:14 )

and then I will follow thee;
which he understood was meant by his casting his mantle over him:

and he said unto him, go back again;
to his plough:

for what have I done to thee?
he had only cast the skirts of his mantle over him, and had said nothing to him; this he said to try him, and get out of him what was in his heart, and how it had been touched by the Spirit of God; and if so, then he suggests it was not what he had done, but what the Lord had impressed upon him, that would oblige him to return, and follow him, after he had taken his leave of his parents.

Kings I 19:20 In-Context

18 So David fled, and escaped, and comes to Samuel to Armathaim, and tells him all that Saul had done to him: and Samuel and David went, and dwelt in Navath in Rama.

19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David in Navath in Rama.

20 And Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw the assembly of the prophets, and Samuel stood appointed over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they prophesy.

21 And it was told Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied: and Saul sent again a third set of messengers, and they also prophesied.

22 And Saul was very angry, and went himself also to Armathaim, and he comes as far as the well of the threshing floor that is in Sephi; and he asked and said, Where Samuel and David? And they said, Behold, in Navath in Rama.