Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Yahweh’s Spirit will come mightily on you, and you will prophesy with them, and will 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.
- NKJV Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.
- NASB Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be changed into a different man.
- 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.
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Quick answer
The Spirit of the Lord will rush upon Saul so that he prophesies and is changed into a different man. This is God equipping him for the office he never sought.
Overview
The 'mighty' coming of the Spirit echoes the empowering of judges like Gideon and Samson, marking Saul as God's chosen deliverer. The change into 'another man' is an enabling for his royal task rather than a guarantee of lasting godliness, as the rest of his story shows. The episode points forward to the greater anointed King, and ultimately to the Spirit who permanently transforms believers in the new covenant.
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- 1 Sam 10:10When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.
- 1 Sam 19:23–24So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
- Num 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 rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.
- 1 Sam 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 went to Ramah.
- Judg 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 or mother what he had done.
- Judg 3:10The 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 him.
- Matt 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 perform many miracles?’
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