2. After you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you were looking for have been found. But now your father has stopped thinking about his donkeys and is worrying about you. He is asking, “What will I do about my son?” ’
3. “Then you will go on until you reach the big tree at Tabor. Three men on their way to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One man will be carrying three goats. Another will be carrying three loaves of bread. And the third will have a leather bag full of wine.
4. They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you must accept.
5. Then you will go to Gibeah of God, where a Philistine camp is. When you approach this town, a group of prophets will come down from the place of worship. They will be playing harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
6. Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you with power. You will prophesy with these prophets, and you will be changed into a different man.
7. After these signs happen, do whatever you find to do, because God will help you.
8. “Go ahead of me to Gilgal. I will come down to you to offer whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. But you must wait seven days. Then I will come and tell you what to do.”
9. When Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart. All these signs came true that day.
10. When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, Saul met a group of prophets. The Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied with the prophets.
11. When people who had known Saul before saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What has happened to Kish’s son? Is even Saul one of the prophets?”
12. A man who lived there said, “Who is the father of these prophets?” So this became a famous saying: “Is even Saul one of the prophets?”
13. When Saul finished prophesying, he entered the place of worship.
14. Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where have you been?”Saul said, “We were looking for the donkeys. When we couldn’t find them, we went to talk to Samuel.”
15. Saul’s uncle asked, “Please tell me. What did Samuel say to you?”