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Then you will go to the Hill of God in Gibeah, where there is a Philistine camp. At the entrance to the town you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the altar on the hill, playing harps, drums, flutes, and lyres. They will be dancing and shouting.
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Suddenly the spirit of the Lord will take control of you, and you will join in their religious dancing and shouting and will become a different person.
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When these things happen, do whatever God leads you to do.
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You will go ahead of me to Gilgal, where I will meet you and offer burnt sacrifices and fellowship sacrifices. Wait there seven days until I come and tell you what to do."
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When Saul turned to leave Samuel, God gave Saul a new nature. And everything Samuel had told him happened that day.
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When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Suddenly the spirit of God took control of him, and he joined in their ecstatic dancing and shouting.
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People who had known him before saw him doing this and asked one another, "What has happened to the son of Kish? Has Saul become a prophet?"
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A man who lived there asked, "How about these other prophets - who do you think their fathers are?" This is how the saying originated, "Has even Saul become a prophet?"
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When Saul finished his ecstatic dancing and shouting, he went to the altar on the hill.
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Saul's uncle saw him and the servant, and he asked them, "Where have you been?" "Looking for the donkeys," Saul answered. "When we couldn't find them, we went to see Samuel."
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"And what did he tell you?" Saul's uncle asked.