New International Version
1 Samuel 10:6
6The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.
1 Samuel 10:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.
- New Living Translation (NLT)At that time the Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.
Context of 1 Samuel 10:6
4They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them. 5“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. The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person. 7Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you. 8“Go down ahead of me to Gilgal. I will surely come down to you to sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, but you must wait seven days until I come to you and tell you what you are to do.”
Read all of 1 Samuel 101 Samuel 10:6 word by word
וְצָלְחָ֤ה עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָ עִמָּ֑ם וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ לְאִ֥ישׁ אַחֵֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the Spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- will comeצָלַחtsâlach tsâlêach · to rushH6743
- upon thee, and thou shalt prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
- with them, and shalt be turnedהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
- into anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 10:6
- 1 Samuel 10:10When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying.
- 1 Samuel 16:13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.
- 1 Samuel 19:23So Saul went to Naioth at Ramah. But the Spirit of God came even on him, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth.
- Numbers 11:25Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but did not do so again.
- Judges 3:10The Spirit of the Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.
- Matthew 7:22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’
- 1 Samuel 10:9As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Will come upon thee - The word rendered “come,” means to “come” or “pass upon,” as fire does when it breaks out and spreads Amos 5:6; hence, it is frequently used of the Spirit of God passing upon anyone. (See Judges 14:19; Judges 15:14; below 1 Samuel 10:10; 1 Samuel 11:6; 1 Samuel 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6prophesy: See 2 Samuel 23:2 and Acts 2:29–31. different person: Saul would become a spiritual and charismatic national leader (see 1 Samuel 16:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee--literally, "rush upon thee," suddenly endowing thee with a capacity and disposition to act in a manner far superior to thy previous character and habits; and instead of the simplicity, ignorance, and sheepishness of a peasant, thou wilt display an energy, wisdom, and magnanimity worthy of a prince.Read the comment
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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
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