1 Samuel 10:10

10 When they were going from there to Gibeah, a band of prophets met him; and the spirit of God possessed him, and he fell into a prophetic frenzy along with them.

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 And you shall go down to Gilgal ahead of me; then I will come down to you to present burnt offerings and offer sacrifices of well-being. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do."

9 As he turned away to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all these signs were fulfilled that day.

10 When they were going from there to Gibeah, a band of prophets met him; and the spirit of God possessed him, and he fell into a prophetic frenzy along with them.

11 When all who knew him before saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, "What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?"

12 A man of the place answered, "And who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

Footnotes

• [a]. Gk: Heb [they came there]
• [b]. Or [the hill]