1 Samuel 19:23He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
The setting
Ramah, Israel, ~1020 BC. King Saul arrives at Samuel's prophetic community to capture David, but God's Spirit overwhelms him completely.
The emotion here: amazement at recording God's supernatural intervention
The original word
naba (נבא) — to prophesy under divine compulsion, speaking God's words beyond your control
Why it matters
Naioth was likely a prophetic school where Samuel trained future prophets
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Samuel 19:23
Saul came with soldiers to arrest David but ended up uncontrollably prophesying instead
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows God forcing people to worship, but it's actually God protecting David by incapacitating his pursuer through overwhelming spiritual experience.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Samuel 19:23
Bible Genome reading
1 Samuel 19:23 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Samuel 19:23 comes from the book of 1 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine intervention, transformation. Notable phrases: Spirit of God came on him.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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