1 Samuel 19:21 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 19:21

When this was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they began to prophesy as well. So Saul tried again and sent messengers a third time, and even they began to prophesy.

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ASV

And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.

KJV

And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.

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Commentary

2 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 28.175-76 (253)

Now, it seems to me that fortuitous circumstance also is sometimes the cause of prophesying, as is true in the present case of Caiaphas. He was high priest of that year [in which] Jesus was to die for the people that the whole nation might not perish. For although others were high priests … no one prophesies except the high priest of the year in which Jesus was to suffer.And it was fortuitous circumstance that caused the messengers of Saul to prophesy when they were sent to David, along with Saul himself.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

It was a retreat congenial to the mind of David; but Saul, having found out his asylum, sent three successive bodies of men to apprehend him. The character of the place and the influence of the sacred exercises produced such an effect on them that they were incapable of discharging their commission, and were led, by a resistless impulse, to join in singing the praises of God.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ	vai.ya.Gi.du	and people told	H5046 →
לְשָׁא֗וּל	le.sha.'Ul	to Saul	H7586 →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
מַלְאָכִ֣ים	mal.'a.Khim	messengers	H4397 →
אֲחֵרִ֔ים	'a.che.Rim	other	H312 →
וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ	vai.yit.na.be.'U	and they prophesied	H5012 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
הֵ֑מָּה	He.mah	they	H1992 →
וַיֹּ֣סֶף	vai.Yo.sef	and he repeated	H3254 →
שָׁא֗וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
מַלְאָכִ֣ים	mal.'a.Khim	messengers	H4397 →
שְׁלִשִׁ֔ים	she.li.Shim	third	H7992 →
וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ	vai.yit.na.be.'U	and they prophesied	H5012 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
הֵֽמָּה׃	He.mah	they	H1992 →

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Through
Joel 2:28
And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
leads to
- Acts 2:16–21
  No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
- Ezekiel 39:29
  And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Acts 2:39
  This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
- Isaiah 32:15
  until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
- Acts 2:2–4
  Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Through
Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
leads to
- Jeremiah 5:3
  O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Jeremiah 13:23
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil.
leads to
- Jeremiah 2:22
  Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
- Jeremiah 9:5
  Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

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