15. Saul sent the guards back and told them, “Get David out of his bed and bring him to me, so I can have him killed.”
16. When the guards went in, all they found in the bed was the statue with the goat hair on its head.
17. “Why have you tricked me this way?” Saul asked Michal. “You helped my enemy get away!”She answered, “He said he would kill me if I didn't help him escape!”
18. Meanwhile, David went to Samuel at Ramah and told him what Saul had done. Then Samuel and David went to Prophets Village and stayed there.
19. Someone told Saul, “David is at Prophets Village in Ramah.”
20. Saul sent a few soldiers to bring David back. They went to Ramah and found Samuel in charge of a group of prophets who were all prophesying. Then the Spirit of God took control of the soldiers and they started prophesying too.
21. When Saul heard what had happened, he sent another group of soldiers, but they prophesied the same way. He sent a third group of soldiers, but the same thing happened to them.
22. Finally, Saul left for Ramah himself. He went as far as the deep pit at the town of Secu, and he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?”“At Prophets Village in Ramah,” the people answered.
23. Saul left for Ramah. But as he walked along, the Spirit of God took control of him, and he started prophesying. Then, when he reached Prophets Village,
24. he stripped off his clothes and prophesied in front of Samuel. He dropped to the ground and lay there naked all day and night. That's how the saying started, “Is Saul now a prophet?”