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 went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 23And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 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?

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

• 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 danced before Yhwh with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
• Isaiah 20:2At the same time spake Yhwh by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
• Micah 1:8Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
• Numbers 24:4He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
• 1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because Yhwh hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
• Acts 9:21But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto 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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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