1 Samuel 10:11 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 10:11

All those who had formerly known Saul and saw him prophesying with the prophets asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

KJV

And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

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Commentary

2 voices

Tertullian

ON THE SOUL 11.5-6 (220)

It is possible for an evil spirit to influence a person. The spirit of God later turned Saul into another man, that is, into a prophet, when people said, "What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?" But the evil spirit also turned him into another man, in other words, into a renegade. For some time Judas was numbered among the chosen [apostles], even becoming the keeper of the purse. He was then not yet a traitor, but he was dishonest.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Though this school of the prophets was near his father's house, yet he had never associated with them, nor shown them any respect, perhaps had sometimes spoken slightly of them; and now to see him prophesying among them was a surprise to them, as it was long after when his namesake, in the New Testament, preached that gospel which he had before persecuted, Acts ix.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֗י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
יֽוֹדְעוֹ֙	yod.'O	[one who] knew him	H3045 →
מֵאִתְּמ֣וֹל	me.'i.te.Mol	from yesterday	H865 →
שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹם	shil.Shom	three days ago	H8032 →
וַיִּרְא֕וּ	vai.yir.'U	and they saw	H7200 →
וְהִנֵּ֥ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
נְבִאִ֖ים	ne.vi.'Im	prophets	H5030 →
נִבָּ֑א	ni.Ba'	[he is] prophesying	H5012 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and it said	H559 →
הָעָ֜ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	each	H376 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
רֵעֵ֗הוּ	re.'E.hu	neighbor his	H7453 →
מַה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
זֶּה֙	zeh	this	H2088 →
הָיָ֣ה	ha.Yah	has it happened	H1961 →
לְבֶן־	le.ven-	to [the] son of	H1121 →
קִ֔ישׁ	Kish	Kish	H7027 →
הֲגַ֥ם	ha.Gam	¿ also	H1571 →
שָׁא֖וּל	sha.'Ul	[is] Saul	H7586 →
בַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃	ba.ne.vi.'Im	among the prophets	H5030 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 4:13
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:27
  But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
- John 7:15
  The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
- Matthew 11:25
  At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Acts 2:7–12
  Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?
Through
John 7:15
The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
leads to
- Luke 4:22
  All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
- Matthew 7:28–29
  When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
- Matthew 13:54
  Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
Through
1 Samuel 19:24
Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
leads to
- Isaiah 20:2
  the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 1 Samuel