1st Samuel Chapter 19 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV 1stSamuel 19:20

And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
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BBE 1stSamuel 19:20

And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets.
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DARBY 1stSamuel 19:20

Then Saul sent messengers to take David; and they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as president over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
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KJV 1stSamuel 19:20

And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
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WBT 1stSamuel 19:20

And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
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WEB 1stSamuel 19:20

Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
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YLT 1stSamuel 19:20

And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and they see the assembly of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing, set over them, and the Spirit of God is on Saul's messengers, and they prophesy -- they also.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) The company of the prophets.--(On the general question of this company of prophets see Excursus H, at the end of this Book.) The Hebrew word rendered "company" occurs only in this place, but the ancient versions agree in rendering it "company," or "assembly." The Chaldee paraphrases here "they saw the company of the scribes praising, and Samuel standing over them teaching."And they also prophesied.--Like so much that happened among the chosen people during their eventful trial period, the circumstance here related does not belong to ordinary natural experience. The words which immediately precede suggest the only possible explanation of the strange occurrence: "The Spirit of God was upon these messengers of Saul." Ewald thus graphically paraphrases the Biblical record of this scene:--"It is related of those who started with the most hostile intentions against the prophets and their pupils, that as they approached they suddenly stood still, spell-bound by the music and solemn dance of the devotees; then, more and more powerfully drawn by the same Spirit into the charmed circle, they broke forth into similar words and gestures; and then, flinging away their upper garments, they joined in the dance and the music, and sinking down into ecstatic quivering, utterly forgot the hostile spirit in which they had come. . . . The same thing befell fresh messengers a second, nay, a third time. Then Saul himself, enraged, rushed to Ramah, . . . and as he looked down from the hill upon the school, and heard the loud pealing songs rising from it, he was seized by the Divine Spirit; and when he at last reached the spot he sank into the same condition of enthusiasm still more deeply than all the messengers whom he had previously despatched."Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewheשָׁא֣וּל (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitessentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (way·yiš·laḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outmessengersמַלְאָכִים֮ (mal·’ā·ḵîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angelto captureלָקַ֣חַת (lā·qa·ḥaṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 3947: To takehim.דָּוִד֒ (dā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of JesseBut when they sawוַיַּ֗רְא (way·yar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7200: To seethe groupלַהֲקַ֤ת (la·hă·qaṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3862: Band, companyof prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ (han·nə·ḇî·’îm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophetprophesying,נִבְּאִ֔ים (nib·bə·’îm)Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspirationwith Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל (ū·šə·mū·’êl)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israelleading them,נִצָּ֖ב (niṣ·ṣāḇ)Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5324: To take one's stand, standthe Spiritר֣וּחַ (rū·aḥ)Noun - common singular constructStrong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spiritof Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativecameוַתְּהִ֞י (wat·tə·hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beuponעַֽל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthem,עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (‘ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstand Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitesmessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤י (mal·’ă·ḵê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angelalsoגַּם־ (gam-)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andbegan to prophesy.וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ (way·yiṯ·nab·bə·’ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspirationJump to PreviousAppointed Company David Head Messengers Prophesied Prophesying Prophets Samuel Saul Spirit Standing