1 Samuel 19:23

New American Bible - revised edition

As he walked from there to Naioth in Ramah, the spirit of God came upon him also, and he continued on, acting like a prophet until he reached Naioth in Ramah.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:9

The human heart plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps.

Proverbs 21:1

A king’s heart is channeled water in the hand of the Lord; God directs it where he pleases.

Numbers 23:5

The Lord put an utterance in Balaam’s mouth, and said: Go back to Balak, and speak accordingly.

Numbers 24:2

When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped, tribe by tribe, the spirit of God came upon him,

Matthew 7:22

Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’

John 11:51

He did not say this on his own, but since he was high priest for that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,

1 Corinthians 13:2

And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.

1 Samuel 10:10

From there they arrived at Gibeah, where a band of prophets met Saul, and the spirit of God rushed upon him, so that he joined them in their prophetic ecstasy.

1 Samuel 10:12

And someone from that district responded, “And who is their father?” Thus the saying arose, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

1 Samuel 10:6

The spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will join them in their prophetic ecstasy and will become a changed man.

1 Samuel 18:10

The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raged in his house. David was in attendance, playing the harp as at other times, while Saul was holding his spear.

1 Samuel 19:18

When David got safely away, he went to Samuel in Ramah, informing him of all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to stay in Naioth.

1 Samuel 19:20

he sent officers to arrest David. But when they saw the band of prophets presided over by Samuel in a prophetic state, the spirit of God came upon them and they too fell into the prophetic ecstasy.

1 Samuel 19:22

Finally Saul went to Ramah himself. Arriving at the large cistern in Secu, he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” Someone answered, “At Naioth in Ramah.”