8. Now go down ahead of me to Gilgal, for I shall come down to you, to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice communion offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you; I shall then tell you what you must do.”
9. As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his heart. That very day all these signs came to pass….
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.
11. When all who had known him previously saw him in a prophetic state among the prophets, they said to one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
12. And someone from that district responded, “And who is their father?” Thus the saying arose, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”