Verse 20

1 Samuel 19:20

Geneva Bible

20 And Saul sent messengers to take Dauid: and when they sawe a company of Prophets prophecying, and Samuel standing as appoynted ouer them, the Spirit of God (Elohim) fell vpon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophecied.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח שָׁא֣וּל מַלְאָכִים֮ לָ/קַ֣חַת אֶת דָּוִד֒ וַ/יַּ֗רְא אֶֽת לַהֲקַ֤ת הַ/נְּבִיאִים֙ נִבְּאִ֔ים וּ/שְׁמוּאֵ֕ל עֹמֵ֥ד נִצָּ֖ב עֲלֵי/הֶ֑ם וַ/תְּהִ֞י עַֽל מַלְאֲכֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַ/יִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ גַּם הֵֽמָּה
English Translation
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and he saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as their leader. And the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
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Chapter 19 Context
1 Then Saul spake to Ionathan his sonne, and to all his seruantes, that they shoulde kill Dauid: but I... Focus ↗
2 And Ionathan told Dauid, saying, Saul my father goeth about to slay thee: nowe therefore, I pray the... Focus ↗
3 And I will go out, and stand by my father in the fielde where thou art, and will commune with my fat... Focus ↗
4 And Ionathan spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father, and said vnto him, Let not the King sinne aga... Focus ↗
5 For he did put his life in daunger, and slew the Philistim, and the Lord wrought a great saluation f... Focus ↗
6 Then Saul hearkened vnto the voyce of Ionathan, and Saul sware, As the Lord liueth, he shall not dye... Focus ↗
7 So Ionathan called Dauid, and Ionathan shewed him all those words, and Ionathan brought Dauid to Sau... Focus ↗
8 Againe the warre began, and Dauid went out and fought with the Philistims, and slew them with a grea... Focus ↗
9 And the euill spirit of the Lord was vpon Saul, as hee sate in his house hauing his speare in his ha... Focus ↗
10 And Saul intended to smite Dauid to the wall with the speare: but hee turned aside out of Sauls pres... Focus ↗
11 Saul also sent messengers vnto Dauids house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Micha... Focus ↗
12 So Michal let Dauid downe through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. Focus ↗
13 Then Michal tooke an image, and layde it in the bed, and put a pillow stuffed with goates heare vnde... Focus ↗
14 And when Saul sent messengers to take Dauid, she sayd, He is sicke. Focus ↗
15 And Saul sent the messengers againe to see Dauid, saying, Bring him to me in the bed, that I may sla... Focus ↗
16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, an image was in the bed, with a pillow of goates heare... Focus ↗
17 And Saul said vnto Michal, Why hast thou mocked me so, and sent away mine enemie, that he is escaped... Focus ↗
18 So Dauid fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him:... Focus ↗
19 But one tolde Saul, saying, Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramah. Focus ↗
20 And Saul sent messengers to take Dauid: and when they sawe a company of Prophets prophecying, and Sa...
21 And when it was tolde Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophecied likewise: againe Saul sent... Focus ↗
22 Then went he himselfe to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu, and he asked, and sayd, W... Focus ↗
23 And he went thither, euen to Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God (Elohim) came vpon him also, and... Focus ↗
24 And he stript off his clothes, and he prophesied also before Samuel, and fell downe naked all that d... Focus ↗