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After they greet you, they'll give you two loaves of bread.

Next, go to Gibeah,[a] where the Philistines have an army camp. As you're going into the town, you'll meet a group of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They'll be going along prophesying while others are walking in front of them, playing small harps, small drums, and flutes.

The Spirit of the Lord will suddenly take control of you.[b] You'll become a different person and start prophesying right along with them.

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Footnotes

  1. 10.5 Gibeah: The Hebrew text has “Gibeah of God,” which may or may not have been the same Gibeah as Saul's hometown.
  2. 10.6 take … you: Or “will take control of you in a powerful way.”

They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread,(A) which you will accept from them.

“After that you will go to Gibeah(B) of God, where there is a Philistine outpost.(C) As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets(D) coming down from the high place(E) with lyres, timbrels,(F) pipes(G) and harps(H) being played before them, and they will be prophesying.(I) The Spirit(J) of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed(K) into a different person.

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And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

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