1 Samuel 10:6
in 1 Samuel 10Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.
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ASV
and the Spirit of Jehovah will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
KJV
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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This verse in 1 Samuel 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Will come upon thee - The word rendered “come,” means to “come” or “pass upon,” as fire does when it breaks out and spreads Amo 5:6; hence, it is frequently used of the Spirit of God passing upon anyone. (See Jdg 14:19; Jdg 15:14; below 1Sa 10:10; 1Sa 11:6; 1Sa 16:13.) Shalt be turned into another man - This is a remarkable expression, and occurs nowhere else. It describes the change in point of mental power and energy which would result from the influx of the Spirit of the Lord 1Sa 10:
This site's exposition
where the Philistines have an outpost
on 1 Samuel 10:5-7
Gibeah of God lies “where the Philistines have an outpost”, at the edge of the enemy's hold on Saul's land. This “group of prophets” appears here first and returns under Samuel at 19:20, and later under Elijah and Elisha. The Spirit of the LORD rushing on Saul so he is “transformed into a different person” marks God fitting a man for a work he did not choose.
This site's exposition
Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you
The Spirit of the LORD rushes upon Saul here and again at 11:6, and Albert Barnes notes that the same verb is used of fire breaking out. John Wesley reads the change into a different person as new skill, courage and wisdom for the office of king. The Spirit comes upon him suddenly.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 4, Chapter 5 · Written before 604.
proposed
18. It is well added: "And the Spirit of the Lord will leap upon you, and you will prophesy with them." The Spirit of the Lord is said to leap because the hearts of the elect are suddenly filled with His gifts. They immediately begin to prophesy, because those who are full of the divine Spirit cannot remain silent about the mighty works of God. Or he is declared about to prophesy, to whom Samuel promises the grace of the divine word.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Will come - Hebrew. will leap, or rush upon thee. Another man - That is, thou shalt be suddenly endowed with another spirit, filled with skill of divine things, with courage, and wisdom, and magnanimity; and other qualifications befitting thy dignity.
And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee,....
But we have no reason to look for the same benefit by it now, unless we saw it as effectual as it was then in Saul's case, to drive away the evil spirit. These prophets had been at the high place, probably offering sacrifice, and now they came back singing psalms.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְצָלְחָ֤ה | vetzalechah | and it will rush | H6743 → | 65 times |
| עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ʾaleikha | on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| ר֣וּחַ | ruach | [the] spirit of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָ | vehitnabita | and you will prophesy | H5012 → | 115 times |
| עִמָּ֑ם | ʾimam | with them | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ | venehpakhta | and you will be changed | H2015 → | 94 times |
| לְאִ֥ישׁ | leish | into a man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אַחֵֽר׃ | ʾacher | another | H312 → | 166 times |
וְצָלְחָ֤הand it will rush
vetzalechahH6743 →65 times
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙on you
ʾaleikhaH5921 →5755 times
ר֣וּחַ[the] spirit of
ruachH7307 →378 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָand you will prophesy
vehitnabitaH5012 →115 times
עִמָּ֑םwith them
ʾimamH5973 →1050 times
וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖and you will be changed
venehpakhtaH2015 →94 times
לְאִ֥ישׁinto a man
leishH376 →1663 times
אַחֵֽר׃another
ʾacherH312 →166 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Samuel 16:13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and…
it leads to
- Hebrews 1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
- John 3:34
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- 1 Samuel 10:1
Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
- 1 Samuel 10:9–10
As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.
- Hebrews 1:9
Through
Numbers 11:25Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit…
it leads to
- Numbers 11:17
And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the…
- Joel 2:28–29
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.
- Numbers 11:17
Through
Judges 14:6and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father…
it leads to
- Zechariah 4:6
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
- Judges 3:10
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against…
- Zechariah 4:6
About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 4, Chapter 5; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Books of Samuel; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. G. Blaikie, The First Book of Samuel (Expositor's Bible).