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

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  1. 1 Samuel 19:24 Lit fell
  2. 1 Samuel 19:24 Without outward garments