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1 Samuel 19:20
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18 So David fled and escaped, and went to aSamuel at bRamah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.  
19 Now it was told Saul, saying, “Take note, David is at Naioth in Ramah!”
20 Then aSaul sent messengers to take David. bAnd when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also cprophesied.  
21 And when Saul was told, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. Then Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
22 Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is at Sechu. So he asked, and said, “Where are Samuel and David?” And someone said, “Indeed they are at Naioth in Ramah.”
23 So he went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then athe Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on and prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah.  
24 aAnd he also stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down bnaked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, c“Is Saul also among the prophets?” 
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John Wesley's Notes
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1 Samuel 19:20

Over them - To instruct and direct them in those holy exercises. For though they prophesied by Divine inspiration, yet they were both to prepare themselves for it before hand, and to make good improvement of it afterwards, in both which they needed Samuel's counsel and assistance. And whereas some might falsely pretend to those raptures; or the devil might transform himself into an angel of light, Samuel's presence and judgment was necessary to prevent and to detect such impostures. Besides, Samuel would by his present conjunction with them in those holy exercises, encourage them, and stir up others to the coveting of those gifts, and to the performance of such religious duties. Prophesied - Being inspired by God as Balaam was; that being wrapt up into such an extasy, their minds might be wholly taken off from their design of seizing David.


 
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