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10 When Saul arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. The Spirit of God suddenly took control of him,[a] and right there in the middle of the group he began prophesying.

11 Some people who had known Saul for a long time saw that he was speaking and behaving like a prophet. They said to each other, “What's happened? How can Saul be a prophet?”

12 (A) “Why not?” one of them answered. “Saul has as much right to be a prophet as anyone else!”[b] That's why everyone started saying, “How can Saul be a prophet?”

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Footnotes

  1. 10.10 suddenly … him: Or “came over him in a powerful way.”
  2. 10.12 Why not … anyone else: Or “Sure he is! He's probably the leader of the prophets!” or “How can he be? Those prophets are nobodies!”

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