1 Samuel 10:6
What does 1 Samuel 10:6 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 10:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and the Spirit of Jehovah will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and the Spirit of Jehovah will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the spirit of the Lord will come on you with power, and you will be acting like a prophet with them, and will be changed into another man.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and prospered over thee hath the Spirit of Jehovah, and thou hast prophesied with them, and hast been turned to another man;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the Spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the Spirit of Jehovah will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
Context
v.5After 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:
v.6This passage
v.7And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion shall serve thee; for God is with thee.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 11:25
And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.
- 1 Samuel 10:10
And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he prophesied among them.
- 1 Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
- Judges 14:6
And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
- 1 Samuel 19:23
And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
- Judges 3:10
And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Jehovah delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
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