1 Samuel 19:18-24

Amplified Bible

¹⁸So David fled and escaped and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him everything that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth. ¹⁹Saul was told, “David is at Naioth in Ramah.” ²⁰Then Saul sent messengers to take David; but when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied. ²¹When Saul was informed, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. So Saul sent messengers again, the third time, and they prophesied as well. ²²Then Saul went to Ramah himself and came to the great well that is in Secu; and he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” And he was told, “They are at Naioth [with the prophets] in Ramah.” ²³So he went on to Naioth in Ramah; and the Spirit of God came upon him too, and he went along continually prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah. ²⁴He also took off his [royal] robes [and armor] and prophesied before Samuel and lay down naked all that day and night. So they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”^(A)

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1 Samuel 19:18-24

New American Standard Bible

¹⁸So David fled and escaped, and came ^(A)to Samuel at Ramah; and he informed him of everything that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in ^(B)Naioth. ¹⁹But it was reported to Saul, saying, “Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.” ²⁰Then ^(C)Saul sent messengers to take David, but when they saw ^(D)the company of prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul; and ^(E)they also prophesied. ²¹When Saul was informed of this, he sent other messengers, but they also prophesied. So Saul sent messengers again the third time, yet they prophesied. ²²Then he went to Ramah himself and came as far as the large well that is in Secu; and he ^[a]asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” And someone said, “Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.” ²³So he ^[b]proceeded there to Naioth in Ramah; but ^(F)the Spirit of God came upon him also, so that he went along prophesying continually until he came to Naioth in Ramah. ²⁴He also stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and ^[c]lay down ^[d]^(G)naked all that day and all night. Therefore they say, “^(H)Is Saul also among the prophets?”

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Footnotes

1 Samuel 19:22 Lit asked and said
1 Samuel 19:23 Lit went
1 Samuel 19:24 Lit fell
1 Samuel 19:24 I.e., without outward garments

1 Samuel 19:18-24

New International Version

¹⁸When David had fled and made his escape, he went to Samuel at Ramah^(A) and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there. ¹⁹Word came to Saul: “David is in Naioth at Ramah”; ²⁰so he sent men to capture him. But when they saw a group of prophets^(B) prophesying, with Samuel standing there as their leader, the Spirit of God came on^(C) Saul’s men, and they also prophesied.^(D) ²¹Saul was told about it, and he sent more men, and they prophesied too. Saul sent men a third time, and they also prophesied. ²²Finally, he himself left for Ramah and went to the great cistern at Seku. And he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?”

“Over in Naioth at Ramah,” they said.

²³So Saul went to Naioth at Ramah. But the Spirit of God came even on him, and he walked along prophesying^(E) until he came to Naioth. ²⁴He stripped^(F) off his garments, and he too prophesied in Samuel’s^(G) presence. He lay naked all that day and all that night. This is why people say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”^(H)