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1 Samuel 10:11-13
Living Bible
1 Samuel 10:11-13
Living Bible
11 When his friends heard about it, they exclaimed, “What? Saul a prophet?” 12 And one of the neighbors added, “With a father like his?” So that is the origin of the proverb, “Is Saul a prophet too?”[a]
13 When Saul had finished prophesying he climbed the hill to the altar.
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- 1 Samuel 10:12 Is Saul a prophet too? This was an expression of surprise concerning worldly Saul becoming religious, equivalent to our “He’s got religion?”
1 Samuel 10:11-13
New International Version
1 Samuel 10:11-13
New International Version
11 When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this(A) that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”(B)
12 A man who lived there answered, “And who is their father?” So it became a saying: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”(C) 13 After Saul stopped prophesying,(D) he went to the high place.
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