1 Samuel 10:5

1 Samuel 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)“After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.

Context of 1 Samuel 10:5

3Then you will go on further from there, and you will come as far as the oak of Tabor, and there three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a jug of wine; 4and they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hand. Afterward you will come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying. 6Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you mightily, and you shall prophesy with them and be changed into another man. 7It shall be when these signs come to you, do for yourself what the occasion requires, for God is with you.

1 Samuel 10:5 word by word

אַ֣חַר כֵּ֗ן תָּבוֹא֙ גִּבְעַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם נְצִבֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וִיהִי֩ כְבֹאֲךָ֨ שָׁ֜ם הָעִ֗יר וּפָגַעְתָּ֞ חֶ֤בֶל נְבִיאִים֙ יֹרְדִ֣ים מֵֽהַבָּמָ֔ה וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞ם נֵ֤בֶל וְתֹף֙ וְחָלִ֣יל וְכִנּ֔וֹר וְהֵ֖מָּה מִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Afterwardכֵּןkên · soH3651
• you will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the hillגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · Gibeath-(elohim)H1389
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · (Gibeath)-elohimH430
• whereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• whereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• garrisonנְצִיבnetsîyb netsib · garrisonH5333
• to the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• that you will meetפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• a groupחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• of prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• comingיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from the highבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• with harpנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · harpH5035
• tambourineתֹּףtôph · tambourineH8596
• fluteחָלִילchâlîyl · fluteH2485
• and a lyreכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• they will be prophesyingנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 10:5

• 1 Samuel 10:10When they came to the hill there, behold, a group of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him mightily, so that he prophesied among them.
• 1 Samuel 13:3Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”
• 1 Samuel 19:20Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied.
• 2 Kings 2:3Then the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” And he said, “Yes, I know; be still.”
• 2 Kings 4:38When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”
• 2 Kings 6:1Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Behold now, the place before you where we are living is too limited for us.
• Exodus 15:20Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took the timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing.
• 2 Kings 3:15But now bring me a minstrel.” And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
• 1 Chronicles 13:8David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals and with trumpets.
• 1 Chronicles 15:19So the singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan were appointed to sound aloud cymbals of bronze;
• 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,
• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:
• 2 Chronicles 29:25He then stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with harps and with lyres, according to the command of David and of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the command was from the Lord through His prophets.
• Psalms 49:4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.
• Psalms 150:3Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The hill of God - The Targum says, "The hill on which the ark of the Lord was. Calmet supposes it to be a height near Gibeah. The garrison of the Philistines - Probably they kept a watch on the top of this hill, with a company of soldiers to keep the country in check. A company of prophets - A company of scribes, says the Targum. Probably the scholars of the prophets; for the prophets seem to have been the only accredited teachers, at particular times, in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Hill of God - Rather, “Gibeah” of God, and so in 1 Samuel 10:10. Two things are clear; “one” that Saul had got home when he got to Gibeah of God, for there he found his uncle, and no further journeying is so much as hinted at, and the same word “Gibeah” describes his home at 1 Samuel 10:26. The “other” that there was a high place at Gibeah just above the city, from which he met the company of prophets “coming down.” Hence, it is obvious to conclude that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Gibeah of God, Saul’s hometown (1 Samuel 10:26), was once a lawless city (Judges 19–21). It is not described elsewhere as "of God." This might suggest God's claim over the town, even though the Philistines occupied it. group: Prophets often lived in groups (for example, 2 Kings 2:3) harps … lyres: Ancient prophets sometimes used musical instruments to inspire and support their prophesying (for example, 2 Kings 3:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the hill of God--probably Geba (1Sa 13:3), so called from a school of the prophets being established there. The company of prophets were, doubtless, the pupils at this seminary, which had probably been instituted by Samuel, and in which the chief branches of education taught were a knowledge of the law, and of psalmody with instrumental music, which is called "prophesying" (here and in 1Ch 25:1, 7).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 10:5

• Harp
• Mountain
• Pipe
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• God
• Philistines
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• High place
• Adversity
• Garrison
• Gibeah
• Music
• Music, Instrumental
• Pipe

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10

• 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