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When you have gone away from me today, you will see two men by the resting-place of Rachel's body, in the land of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, The asses which you went in search of have come back, and now your father, caring no longer for the asses, is troubled about you, saying, What am I to do about my son?
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Then you are to go on from there, and when you come to the oak-tree of Tabor, you will see three men going up to God to Beth-el, one having with him three young goats and another three cakes of bread and another a skin full of wine:
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They will say, Peace be with you, and will give you two cakes of bread, which you are to take from them.
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After that you will come to Gibeah, the hill of God, where an armed force of the Philistines is stationed: and when you come to the town, you will see a band of prophets coming down from the high place with instruments of music before them; and they will be acting like prophets:
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And the spirit of the Lord will come on you with power, and you will be acting like a prophet with them, and will be changed into another man.
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And when these signs come to you, see that you take the chance which is offered you; for God is with you.
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Then you are to go down before me to Gilgal, where I will come to you, for the offering of burned offerings and peace-offerings: go on waiting there for seven days till I come to you and make clear to you what you have to do.
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And it came about, that when he went away from Samuel, God gave him a changed heart: and all those signs took place that day.
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And when they came to Gibeah, a band of prophets came face to face with him; and the spirit of God came on him with power and he took his place among them as a prophet.
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Now when Saul's old friends saw him among the band of prophets, the people said to one another, What has come to Saul, the son of Kish? Is even Saul among the prophets?
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And one of the people of that place said in answer, And who is their father? So it became a common saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?