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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. <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> “When you arrive at Gibeah of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/10.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/10.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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 in front of them, and they will be prophesying. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Afterward 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. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> After that you will come to the hill of God where the garrison of the Philistines is; and when you come there to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place [of worship] with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, and they will be prophesying. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “After that you will come to Gibeah of God where there are Philistine garrisons. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place prophesying. They will be preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220After that you will come to the Hill of God where there are Philistine garrisons. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place prophesying. They will be preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying: <a href="/cev/1_samuel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Next, go to Gibeah, where the Philistines have an army camp. As you're going into the town, you'll meet a group of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They'll be going along prophesying while others are walking in front of them, playing small harps, small drums, and flutes. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall be prophesying: <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After that, you will come to the hill of God, where the Philistines have a military post. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets prophesying as they come from the worship site. They will be led by men playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then you will go to the Hill of God in Gibeah, where there is a Philistine camp. At the entrance to the town you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the altar on the hill, playing harps, drums, flutes, and lyres. They will be dancing and shouting. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> "After that you will come to Gibeath-elohim where the Philistine garrison is. As you arrive there at the town, you'll meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre being played in front of them, and they'll be prophesying. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying. <a href="/net/1_samuel/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Afterward you will go to Gibeah of God, where there are Philistine officials. When you enter the town, you will meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place. They will have harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> After that you shall come to Gibeath Elohim, where the Philistine garrison is. And it shall happen, when you have come there to the city, that you shall meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying: <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 hast 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 will prophesy: <a href="/web/1_samuel/10.htm">World English Bible</a> “After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Afterward you come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines [is], and it comes to pass, at your coming in there to the city, that you have met a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before them stringed instrument, and tambourine, and pipe, and harp, and they are prophesying; <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Afterwards thou dost come unto the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is, and it cometh to pass, at thy coming in thither to the city, that thou hast met a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before them psaltery, and tabret, and pipe, and harp, and they are prophesying; <a href="/slt/1_samuel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> After this thou shalt come to the hill of God, where there Philisteim standing: and it will be when thou comest there to the city, and thou didst light upon a band of prophets coming down out of Bamah, and before them a lyre, and a drum, and a pipe, and a harp; and they prophesying.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and when thou shalt be come there into the city, thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place, with a psaltery and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they shall be prophesying. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> After these things, you shall arrive at the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. And when you will have entered the city there, you will meet a company of prophets, descending from the high place, with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they will be prophesying. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/10.htm">New American Bible</a> After that you will come to Gibeath-elohim, where the Philistine garrison is located. As you enter that city, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place. They will be preceded by lyres, tambourines, flutes, and harps, and will be in prophetic ecstasy. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, at the place where the Philistine garrison is; there, as you come to the town, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the shrine with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre playing in front of them; they will be in a prophetic frenzy.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> After that you shall come to the hill of God where there is a garrison of the Philistines; and it shall come to pass when you arrive there at the city, behold, you will meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with psalteries and tabrets and tambourines and timbrels before them; and they will be prophesying; <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And after that you shall come to the hill of God where there is a monument of the Philistines, and when you have arrived there in the city, behold, you will meet with a band of Prophets that came down from the high place, and in front of them are psalteries and harps and tambourines and timbrels, and they prophesy<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And afterward thou shalt go to the hill of God, where is the encampment of the Philistines; there is Nasib the Philistine: an it shall come to pass when ye shall have entered into the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the Bama; and before them will be lutes, and a drum, and a pipe, and a harp, and they shall prophesy. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/10-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=2395" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Samuel Anoints Saul</a> …4They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands. 5<a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥar (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">After</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">you will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: giḇ·‘aṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">to Gibeah</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: p̄ə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">the Philistines</a> <a href="/hebrew/5333.htm" title="5333: nə·ṣi·ḇê (N-mpc) -- A pillar, prefect, garrison, post. Or ntsib; from natsab; something stationary, i.e. A prefect, a military post, a statue.">have an outpost.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wî·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḵə·ḇō·’ă·ḵā (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">As you approach</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6293.htm" title="6293: ū·p̄ā·ḡa‘·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To meet, encounter, reach. A primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or by importunity.">you will meet</a> <a href="/hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256: ḥe·ḇel (N-msc) -- A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin.">a group</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: nə·ḇî·’îm (N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">of prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yō·rə·ḏîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">coming down</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: mê·hab·bā·māh (Prep-m, Art:: N-fs) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">from the high place,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: wə·lip̄·nê·hem (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">preceded</a> <a href="/hebrew/5035.htm" title="5035: nê·ḇel (N-ms) -- A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre. Or nebel; from nabel; a skin-bag for liquids; hence, a vase; also a lyre.">by harps,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8596.htm" title="8596: wə·ṯōp̄ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A timbrel, tambourine. From taphaph contracted; a tambourine.">tambourines,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2485.htm" title="2485: wə·ḥā·lîl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Flute, pipe. From chalal; a flute.">flutes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3658.htm" title="3658: wə·ḵin·nō·wr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A lyre. From a unused root meaning to twang; a harp.">and lyres,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm·māh (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">and they</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: miṯ·nab·bə·’îm (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">will be prophesying.</a> 6Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/19-20.htm">1 Samuel 19:20</a> he sent messengers to seize him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy. <a href="/1_samuel/19-23.htm">1 Samuel 19:23-24</a> So 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. / Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” <a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a> So 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. <a href="/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15</a> But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha <a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">2 Kings 9:1-3</a> Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead. / When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his companions, and take him to an inner room. / Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!” <a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">2 Kings 9:11</a> When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied. <a href="/2_kings/2-3.htm">2 Kings 2:3</a> Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.” <a href="/2_kings/2-5.htm">2 Kings 2:5</a> Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.” <a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1</a> Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: <a href="/1_chronicles/25-3.htm">1 Chronicles 25:3</a> From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-14.htm">2 Chronicles 20:14</a> Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">2 Chronicles 29:25-30</a> Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ... <a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Isaiah 30:29</a> You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. <a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm">Isaiah 38:20</a> The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/29-26.htm">Jeremiah 29:26</a> ‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>After that you shall come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when you are come thither to the city, that you shall 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:hill of God<a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">1 Samuel 10:10</a> And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.<a href="/1_samuel/13-3.htm">1 Samuel 13:3</a> And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.a company<a href="/1_samuel/19-20.htm">1 Samuel 19:20</a> And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.<a href="/2_kings/2-3.htm">2 Kings 2:3,5,15</a> And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace… <a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">2 Kings 4:38</a> And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.a psaltery<a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Exodus 15:20,21</a> And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances… <a href="/2_kings/3-15.htm">2 Kings 3:15</a> But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.<a href="/1_chronicles/13-8.htm">1 Chronicles 13:8</a> And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">Band</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-27.htm">City</a> <a href="/judges/21-16.htm">Company</a> <a href="/genesis/31-27.htm">Harp</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-25.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-11.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-3.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-16.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/genesis/4-21.htm">Pipe</a> <a href="/numbers/11-27.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/numbers/11-27.htm">Prophesying</a> <a href="/numbers/11-29.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/amos/6-5.htm">Psaltery</a> <a href="/genesis/31-27.htm">Tabret</a> <a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Tambourine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-6.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Timbrel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Band</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Company</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-16.htm">Harp</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-7.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Pipe</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-6.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Prophesying</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/psalms/33-2.htm">Psaltery</a> <a href="/job/17-6.htm">Tabret</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Tambourine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Timbrel</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 10</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">Samuel anoints Saul</a> 2. <a href="/1_samuel/10-2.htm">He confirms him by prediction of three signs</a> 9. <a href="/1_samuel/10-9.htm">Saul's heart is changed, and he prophesies</a> 14. <a href="/1_samuel/10-14.htm">He conceals the matter of the kingdom from his uncle</a> 17. <a href="/1_samuel/10-17.htm">Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot</a> 26. <a href="/1_samuel/10-26.htm">The different affections of his subjects</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_samuel/10.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>After that This phrase indicates a sequence of events, suggesting divine orchestration in Saul's journey. The Hebrew root here implies a continuation or progression, emphasizing God's unfolding plan for Saul. It reminds us that God's timing is perfect, and His plans are meticulously ordered.you will come to Gibeah of God Gibeah, meaning "hill," was Saul's hometown and a significant location in Israel's history. The addition "of God" signifies its spiritual importance. Historically, Gibeah was a place of both triumph and tragedy, reminding us that God can redeem any place for His purposes.where there are Philistine garrisons The presence of Philistine garrisons highlights the constant threat Israel faced from its enemies. The Philistines were a formidable force, and their presence in Gibeah underscores the need for a strong leader like Saul. This phrase serves as a reminder of the spiritual battles we face and the need for God's strength.As you approach the city This phrase suggests anticipation and preparation. The Hebrew root conveys movement towards a significant encounter. It encourages us to approach God's plans with expectation, knowing that He is leading us to divine appointments.you will meet a group of prophets The prophets were God's messengers, and their presence signifies divine revelation. In Hebrew, "prophet" (nabi) means "one who is called." This meeting symbolizes Saul's calling and the importance of surrounding oneself with those who speak God's truth.coming down from the high place High places were often sites of worship and sacrifice. The prophets descending from the high place indicates a movement from worship to proclamation. It reminds us that true worship leads to action and the sharing of God's message.preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres These instruments were used in worship and celebration, creating an atmosphere of joy and reverence. The Hebrew culture valued music as a means of expressing devotion to God. This phrase highlights the importance of worship in preparing our hearts to receive God's word.and they will be prophesying Prophesying involves speaking forth God's truth, often with an element of foretelling. The Hebrew root suggests a bubbling forth, indicating the spontaneous and Spirit-led nature of prophecy. This phrase underscores the power of God's word to transform and guide His people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) After that thou shalt come to the hill of God.--These words should be rendered to the Gibeah of God. The writer here is alluding to Saul's own city, afterwards known as "Gibeah of Saul." The name of Gibeah, or Hill of God, was given to it on account of a well-known high place or sacrificial height in or hard by the town. We know that this sacred place was chosen by Samuel as the site of one of his "schools of the prophets."Where is the garrison of the Philistines.--These warlike Ph?nician tribes seem gradually, after their great defeat at Mizpeh, to have again established themselves in various stations of the land, whence they harried the Israelites. A parallel to these marauding soldiers, so long the plague of Israel, might be found in the countless freebooters' strongholds which, in the Middle Ages, were the curse especially of Germany, the terror of the peaceful trading folk of the rich countries of Central Europe.A company of prophets.--These evidently belonged to one of those seminaries termed "schools of the prophets," founded by Samuel for the training of young men. The foundation of these schools in different parts of the country was one of the greatest of the works of this noble and patriotic man. These schools seem to have flourished during the whole period of the monarchy, and in no small measure contributed to the moral and mental development of the people. Some of the youth of Israel who received in these schools their training became public preachers of the Word; for after all, this, rather than foretelling future events, was the grand duty of the prophet's calling.It is a grave mistake to conclude that all, or even the greater part, of these young men trained in the "schools of the prophets" were inspired in the usual sense of the word. The aim of these institutions, beside high mental culture, seems to have been to train the youth of Israel to love, and then live, noble pure lives. Dean Payne Smith calls attention to the remarkable fact that at David's court all posts which required literary skill were held by "prophets." He considers that it was owing to these great educational institutions which Samuel founded that the Israelites became a highly trained and literary people. "Prophets," in the awful sense of the word as used by us--men who, as compared with their fellows, stood in a different relation to the Most High, who heard things which other men heard not, and saw visions unseen by any save themselves--men before whose eyes the veil which hid the dark future now and again was raised--were, after all, even among the people of God, very rare. In the course of a generation, one or two, or perhaps three, appeared, and were listened to, and their words in many cases, we know, preserved. These, for the most part, we may assume, received their early training in the "schools of the prophets," but these famous institutions were never, as has often been popularly supposed, established in the hope of training up and developing such men, but were founded and supported with the intention of fostering what we should call the higher education in Israel; and in this, we know from the outset, these schools were eminently successful.Dr. Erdmann, in Lange's Commentary, accounts for this especial mention of the music which we know, from this and other passages, was carefully cultivated in these seminaries of the sons of the prophets, by suggesting that in these societies religious feeling was nourished and heightened by sacred music. It would be a mistake to attribute to this carefully cultivated music and singing that condition of ecstatic inspiration into which some of these companies appear to have at times fallen. We understand and know, however, very little respecting this state of ecstasy--what produced it, and how it affected those who had fallen into this strange condition. The object of the musical teaching of the schools of the prophets was, no doubt, to enable those who had studied in the seminaries to guide and direct the religious gatherings of the people, into which--as we know from the subsequent Temple service, the model of all popular sacred gatherings for worship--music and psalmody entered so largely.With a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them.--The four instruments here mentioned indicate that even in this--which is often termed a semi-barbarous age--music had been long and carefully studied. The psaltery (nevel) was a species of lyre with ten strings, in shape like an inverted delta v, and was played with the fingers. The tabret (toph) was a hand-drum--a tambourine. Miriam (<a href="/exodus/15-20.htm" title="And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.">Exodus 15:20</a>) is represented as using it to accompany her triumph song. The pipe (chalil) was a flute of reed, wood, or horn, and seems to have been ever a favourite instrument among the children of Israel. The harp (cinnor) was a stringed instrument, like the psaltery, only apparently larger, and was played usually with a plectrum. David, however, is represented in several psalms as playing on the "cinnor" with his fingers.And they shall prophesy.--In this case the company from the "School of the Prophets" were, no doubt, singing some hymns or psalms in praise of the Eternal to the accompaniment of their musical instruments. Saul, as he drew near his home at Gibeah, would meet these men coming down from sacrificing on the high place of God, and as he listened to the sweet pure sounds he would be sensible of a something indescribable taking possession of his whole being; new thoughts--high grand thoughts--would chase away the aspirations and hopes of the past. Through his heart (see <a href="/1_samuel/10-9.htm" title="And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.">1Samuel 10:9</a>) would flash the memory of what Samuel had told him when alone on the house-top at Ramah--of the glory and future of Israel; a conviction would steal over him that he was the man of the future chosen by the Eternal to work His will among His people. The Saul of the vineyards and the corn-fields of the farm on the Ephraim hills would die, and a new hero-Saul would be born; and although quite untrained and untaught in the elaborate music of the choirs of the sons of the prophets, the really inspired Saul would lift up his voice in the choruses singing before him, and join with a new strange power in their glorious hymn to the Eternal--would pour out his whole heart and soul in thanksgiving to his God. Thus would the Spirit of the Lord come upon him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - The third sign was to be his taking part with the prophets in their religious exercises in the hill of God - really Gibeah, his own home. Gibeah is strictly a rounded hill, while Ramah is a height. This Gibeah ha-Elohim was probably that part of the hill on which the "high place" was situated, and which was evidently outside the city; for Saul, on his route homeward, met the troop of prophets descending from it. For "Gibeah of Saul" see <a href="/1_samuel/9-1.htm">1 Samuel 9:1</a>; but, as Conder remarks, this name was given to a district as well as to a town, inasmuch as Ramah is described as situated within it - <a href="/1_samuel/22-6.htm">1 Samuel 22:6</a> ('Tent Work,' 2:111). The garrison of the Philistines was probably on some height in this district, and, coupled with the mention of similar military posts elsewhere (<a href="/1_samuel/13-3.htm">1 Samuel 13:3</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">1 Samuel 14:4</a>), shows that most of the tribe of Benjamin was subject to that nation, and disarmed (<a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">1 Samuel 13:19</a>); but probably, as long as the tribute was paid, its internal administration was not interfered with A company of the prophets. At Gibeah Samuel had established one of his "schools of the prophets," by means of which he did so much to elevate the whole mental and moral state of the Israelites. The word rendered company literally means a cord or line, and so a band of people. These prophets were descending from the Bamah (see on 1 Samuel 9:12), where they had been engaged in some religious exercise, and were chanting a psalm or hymn to the music of various instruments. Music was one of the great means employed by Samuel in training his young men; and not only is its effect at all times elevating and refining, but in semi-barbarous times, united, as it is sure to be, with poetry, it is the chief educational lever for raising men's minds, and giving them a taste for culture and intellectual pleasures. The musical instruments mentioned are the psaltery, Hebrew, nebel, a sort of harp with ten strings stretched across a triangle, the longest string being at its base, and the shortest towards its apex; the tabret, Hebrew toph, a tambourine struck by the hand; the pipe, Hebrew, chalil, i.e. "bored" or "pierced," so called from the holes bored in it to make the notes, and being probably a sort of flute; and, lastly, the harp, Hebrew, cinnor, a sort of guitar, chiefly used for accompanying the voice, and sometimes played with the fingers, and sometimes with a plectrum or quill. There is nothing to indicate that there was only one of each of these instruments, so that the articles would be better omitted. No doubt every prophet was playing some one or other of them. And they shall prophesy. The conjugation used here is not that employed for the prediction of future events, but means, literally, and they will be acting the prophet, the right word for men who were in training for the prophetic office (see 'Prophecy a Preparation for Christ,' 2nd ed. p. 50). They were really engaged in chanting God's praises with fervour, and this was no doubt one of the methods employed by Samuel to refine and spiritualise their minds. Years afterwards David was thus educated, and learned at one of Samuel's schools that skill in metre and psalmody which, added to his natural gifts, made him "the sweet singer of Israel." For prophesying, in the sense of playing instruments of music see <a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1-3</a>, and in the sense of chanting, <a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm">1 Kings 18:29</a>. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/10-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>After אַ֣חַר (’a·ḥar) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part that כֵּ֗ן (kên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus you will come תָּבוֹא֙ (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to Gibeah גִּבְעַ֣ת (giḇ·‘aṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> A hillock of God, הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative where אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the Philistines פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia [have] an outpost. נְצִבֵ֣י (nə·ṣi·ḇê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5333.htm">Strong's 5333: </a> Something stationary, a prefect, a military post, a statue As you approach כְבֹאֲךָ֨ (ḵə·ḇō·’ă·ḵā) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the city, הָעִ֗יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement you will meet וּפָגַעְתָּ֞ (ū·p̄ā·ḡa‘·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6293.htm">Strong's 6293: </a> To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity a group חֶ֤בֶל (ḥe·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2256.htm">Strong's 2256: </a> A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin of prophets נְבִיאִים֙ (nə·ḇî·’îm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet coming down יֹרְדִ֣ים (yō·rə·ḏîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend from the high place, מֵֽהַבָּמָ֔ה (mê·hab·bā·māh) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> An elevation preceded וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞ם (wə·lip̄·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face by harps, נֵ֤בֶל (nê·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5035.htm">Strong's 5035: </a> A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre tambourines, וְתֹף֙ (wə·ṯōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8596.htm">Strong's 8596: </a> A timbrel, tambourine flutes, וְחָלִ֣יל (wə·ḥā·lîl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2485.htm">Strong's 2485: </a> Flute, pipe and lyres, וְכִנּ֔וֹר (wə·ḵin·nō·wr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3658.htm">Strong's 3658: </a> A harp and they וְהֵ֖מָּה (wə·hêm·māh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They will be prophesying. מִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃ (miṯ·nab·bə·’îm) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> To prophesy, speak, by inspiration <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/10-5.htm">1 Samuel 10:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-5.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 10:5 After that you shall come to (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/10-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 10:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 10:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/10-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 10:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 10:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>