1 Samuel 19:24

1 Samuel 19:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
• New International Version (NIV)He stripped off his garments, and he too prophesied in Samuel’s presence. He lay naked all that day and all that night. This is why people say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay naked all that day and all that night. Thus it is said, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he also stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

Context of 1 Samuel 19:24

22Then Saul went to Ramah himself and came to the great well that is in Secu; and he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” And he was told, “They are at Naioth [with the prophets] in Ramah.” 23So he went on to Naioth in Ramah; and the Spirit of God came upon him too, and he went along continually prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah. He also took off his [royal] robes [and armor] and prophesied before Samuel and lay down naked all that day and night. So they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

1 Samuel 19:24 word by word

וַיִּפְשַׁ֨ט גַּם־ה֜וּא בְּגָדָ֗יו וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤א גַם־הוּא֙ לִפְנֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּפֹּ֣ל עָרֹ֔ם כָּל־הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וְכָל־הַלָּ֑יְלָה עַל־כֵּן֙ יֹֽאמְר֔וּ הֲגַ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he stripped offפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
• his clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• and prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• in like manner, and lay downנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• nakedעָרוֹם‛ârôm ‛ârôm · nakedH6174
• all that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and all that nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• Wherefore they sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• also among the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 19:24

• 2 Samuel 6:14And David was dancing before the Lord with great enthusiasm, and David was wearing a linen ephod [a priest’s upper garment].
• Isaiah 20:2at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, untie the sackcloth from your hips and take your sandals off your feet.” And he did so, walking around stripped [to his loincloth] and barefoot.
• Micah 1:8Because of this I [Micah] must lament (mourn over with expressions of grief) and wail, I must go barefoot and naked [without outer garments as if robbed]; I must wail like the jackals And lament [with a loud, mournful cry] like the ostriches.
• Numbers 24:4The oracle of one who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, but having his eyes open and uncovered,
• 1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took the flask of oil and poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has the Lord not anointed you as ruler over His inheritance (Israel)?
• Acts 9:21All those who heard him continued to be amazed and said, “Is this not the man who in Jerusalem attacked those who called on this name [of Jesus], and had come here [to Damascus] for the express purpose of bringing them bound [with chains] before the chief priests?”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24He stripped off his clothes - Threw off his royal robes or military dress, retaining only his tunic; and continued so all that day and all that night, uniting with the sons of the prophets in prayers, singing praises, and other religious exercises, which were unusual to kings and warriors; and this gave rise to the saying, Is Saul also among the prophets? By bringing both him and his men thus under a Divine influence, God prevented them from injuring the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Naked - i. e., without his robe and other outer garments, but only the shirt. Compare the marginal references. The whole history affords another instance of the protection of God vouchsafed to His servants, which forms so frequent a topic of the Psalms of David.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-24Verses 11-24 Michal's stratagem to gain time till David got to a distance was allowable, but her falsehood had not even the plea of necessity to excuse it, and manifests that she was not influenced by the same spirit of piety which had dictated Jonathan's language to Saul. In flying to Samuel, David made God his refuge. Samuel, as a prophet, was best able to advise him what to do in this day of distress. He met with little rest or satisfaction in Saul's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24When Saul tore off his clothes and lay naked (that is, without his royal garments), he unknowingly showed his true spiritual condition. God had stripped him of the kingship. Earlier passages explain this rejection (1 Samuel 13:14; 15:10–11, 23; see “Prophetic Sign Acts” Theme Note). Is Saul also among the prophets?: In 1 Samuel 10:9–13, Saul was rising as God’s chosen king. Here, he is moving downward under the weight of God’s rejection.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. lay down naked--that is, divested of his armor and outer robes--in a state of trance. Thus God, in making the wrath of man to praise Him, preserved the lives of all the prophets, frustrated all the purposes of Saul, and preserved the life of His servant.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 19:24

• David
• Jealousy
• Prophets

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• Samuel
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• That Day
• Apparel
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• Music
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings