1 Samuel 10:10

10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, Saul met a group of prophets. The Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied with the prophets.

1 Samuel 10:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 10:10

When they came thither to the hill
Or, to Gibeah, as the Targum, and so Josephus ^F5:

behold, a company of prophets met him;
as foretold, ( 1 Samuel 10:5 ) ,

and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied among them;
the spirit of prophecy, as the Targum, and he sung praises among them; he joined with them in their psalmody, and performed it as regularly as if he had been brought up with them. The Jews say ^F6 he prophesied of the world to come, of Gog and Magog, and of the rewards of the righteous, and of the punishment of the wicked.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 6. c. 4. sect. 2.)
F6 Hieron. Trad. Heb. fol. 75. H.

1 Samuel 10:10 In-Context

8 "Go ahead of me to Gilgal. I will come down to you to offer whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. But you must wait seven days. Then I will come and tell you what to do."

9 When Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul's heart. All these signs came true that day.

10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, Saul met a group of prophets. The Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied with the prophets.

11 When people who had known Saul before saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, "What has happened to Kish's son? Is even Saul one of the prophets?"

12 A man who lived there said, "Who is the father of these prophets?" So this became a famous saying: "Is even Saul one of the prophets?"