1 Samuel 10:6

10:6 Then the spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

1 Samuel 10:9

Saul Becomes King

10:9 As Saul ¹  turned ²  to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. ³  All these signs happened on that very day.

1 Samuel 17:30

17:30 Then he turned from those who were nearby to someone else and asked the same question, ⁴  but they ⁵  gave him the same answer as before.

1 Samuel 19:21

19:21 When it was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they prophesied too. So Saul sent messengers a third time, but they also prophesied.

1 Samuel 8:8

8:8 Just as they have done ⁶  from the day that I brought them up from Egypt until this very day, they have rejected me and have served other gods. This is what they are also doing to you.

1 Samuel 28:8

28:8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing and left, accompanied by two of his men. They came to the woman at night and said, “Use your ritual pit to conjure up for me the one I tell you.” ⁷ 

1 Samuel 21:9

David Goes to Gath

21:9 The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the valley of Elah, is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod. If you wish, take it for yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing here.” David said, “There’s nothing like it! Give it to me!”

1 Samuel 26:19

26:19 So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in ⁸  an offering. But if men have instigated this, ⁹  may they be cursed before the Lord! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go on, serve other gods!’

[10:9]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:9]  ² tn Heb “turned his shoulder.”

[10:9]  ³ tn Heb “God turned for him another heart”; NAB, NRSV “gave him another heart”; NIV, NCV “changed Saul’s heart”; TEV “gave Saul a new nature”; CEV “made Saul feel like a different person.”

[17:30]  ¹ tn Heb “and spoke according to this word.”

[17:30]  ² tn Heb “the people.”

[8:8]  ¹ tn Heb “according to all the deeds which they have done.”

[28:8]  ¹ tn Heb “Use divination for me with the ritual pit and bring up for me the one whom I say to you.”

[26:19]  ¹ tn Heb “may he smell.” The implication is that Saul should seek to appease God, for such divine instigation to evil would a sign of God’s disfavor. For a fuller discussion of this passage see R. B. Chisholm, Jr., “Does God Deceive?” BSac 155 (1998): 19-21.

[26:19]  ² tn Heb “but if the sons of men.”