1 Samuel 19:21
When it was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they prophesied too. So Saul sent messengers a third time, but they also prophesied.
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- 2 Kgs 1:9-9 : 9 The king sent a captain and his fifty soldiers to retrieve Elijah. The captain went up to him, while he was sitting on the top of a hill. He told him,“Prophet, the king says,‘Come down!’” 10 Elijah replied to the captain,“If I am indeed a prophet, may fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty soldiers!” Fire then came down from the sky and consumed him and his fifty soldiers. 11 The king sent another captain and his fifty soldiers to retrieve Elijah. He went up and told him,“Prophet, this is what the king says,‘Come down at once!’” 12 Elijah replied to them,“If I am indeed a prophet, may fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty soldiers!” Fire from God came down from the sky and consumed him and his fifty soldiers. 13 The king sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. He begged for mercy,“Prophet, please have respect for my life and for the lives of these fifty servants of yours.
- Prov 27:22 : 22 If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
- Jer 13:23 : 23 But there is little hope for you ever doing good, you who are so accustomed to doing evil. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard remove its spots?
- Joel 2:28 : 28 An Outpouring of the Spirit(3:1) After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have prophetic dreams; your young men will see visions.
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- 1 Sam 19:19-202 verses87%
19 It was reported to Saul saying,“David is at Naioth in Ramah.”
20 So Saul sent messengers to capture David. When they saw a company of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing there as their leader, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
- 1 Sam 19:22-243 verses76%
22 Finally Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the large cistern that is in Secu, he asked,“Where are Samuel and David?” They said,“At Naioth in Ramah.”
23 So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. The Spirit of God came upon him as well, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
24 He even stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel. He lay there naked all that day and night.(For that reason it is asked,“Is Saul also among the prophets?”)
- 1 Sam 10:9-135 verses76%
9 Saul Becomes King As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. All these signs happened on that very day.
10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a company of prophets was coming out to meet him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied among them.
11 When everyone who had known him previously saw him prophesying with the prophets, the people all asked one another,“What on earth has happened to the son of Kish? Does even Saul belong with the prophets?”
12 A man who was from there replied,“And who is their father?” Therefore this became a proverb:“Is even Saul among the prophets?”
13 When Saul had finished prophesying, he went to the high place.
- 1 Sam 17:30-312 verses75%
30 Then he turned from those who were nearby to someone else and asked the same question, but they gave him the same answer as before.
31 When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.
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19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said,“Send me your son David, who is out with the sheep.”
- 1 Sam 19:14-152 verses71%
14 When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said,“He’s sick.”
15 Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying,“Bring him up to me on his bed so I can kill him.”
- 1 Sam 18:9-113 verses70%
9 So Saul was keeping an eye on David from that day onward.
10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied within his house. Now David was playing the lyre as usual. There was a spear in Saul’s hand,
11 and Saul threw the spear, thinking,“I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.
- 1 Sam 11:4-74 verses69%
4 When the messengers went to Gibeah(where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.
5 Now Saul was walking behind the oxen as he came from the field. Saul asked,“What has happened to the people? Why are they weeping?” So they told him about the men of Jabesh.
6 The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.
7 He took a pair of oxen and cut them up. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, who said,“Whoever does not go out after Saul and after Samuel should expect this to be done to his oxen!” Then the terror of the LORD fell on the people, and they went out as one army.
- 1 Sam 10:5-62 verses69%
5 Afterward you will go to Gibeah of God, where there are Philistine officials. When you enter the town, you will meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place. They will have harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
6 Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.
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1 Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.
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24 When Saul’s servants reported what David had said,
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15 Now the day before Saul arrived, the LORD had told Samuel:
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10 So Saul said to his servant,“That’s a good idea! Come on. Let’s go.” So they went to the town where the man of God was.
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3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land.
- 1 Sam 19:7-93 verses67%
7 Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly.
8 Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.
9 Then an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre.
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15 Samuel said to Saul,“Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul replied,“I am terribly troubled! The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He does not answer me anymore– not by the prophets nor by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what I should do.”
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25 Saul and his men went to look for him. But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
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1 Saul Is Rejected as King Then Samuel said to Saul,“I was the one the LORD sent to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now listen to what the LORD says.
- 1 Sam 9:26-272 verses67%
26 They got up at dawn and Samuel called to Saul on the roof,“Get up, so I can send you on your way.” So Saul got up and the two of them– he and Samuel– went outside.
27 While they were going down to the edge of town, Samuel said to Saul,“Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.” So he did. Samuel then said,“You remain here awhile, so I can inform you of God’s message.”
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19 The LORD sent prophets among them to lead them back to him. They warned the people, but they would not pay attention.
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36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.
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5 On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants.
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11 Then the king arranged for a meeting with the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all the priests of his father’s house who were at Nob. They all came to the king.
- 1 Sam 16:22-232 verses66%
22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying,“Let David be my servant, for I really like him.”
23 So whenever the spirit from God would come upon Saul, David would take his lyre and play it. This would bring relief to Saul and make him feel better. Then the evil spirit would leave him alone.
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17 But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said,“Send them out.” They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.
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15 Then Saul’s servants said to him,“Look, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you!
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26 Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.
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21 When the woman came to Saul and saw how terrified he was, she said to him,“Your servant has done what you asked. I took my life into my own hands and did what you told me.
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27 But a messenger came to Saul saying,“Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
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8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing and left, accompanied by two of his men. They came to the woman at night and said,“Use your ritual pit to conjure up for me the one I tell you.”
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24 And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced these days.