Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 19:23
And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
23. until he came to Naioth ] The inspiration seized Saul even before he reached the company of prophets. He was to be convinced of the irresistible might of the Divine Spirit against whose influence he had striven. He was to be taught, if his heart was not already too utterly hardened to learn, that in fighting against David he was fighting against God, and engaging in a futile struggle. For this reason Saul, as the chief agent in David’s persecution, was struck down more completely than his servants, and lay there unconscious “all that day and all that night.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 23. He went on, and prophesied] The Divine Spirit seemed to have seized him at the well of Sechu; and he went on from that prophesying-praying, singing praises, c. till he came to Naioth.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The Spirit of God was upon him also; it came upon him in the way; whereas it came not upon his messengers till they came to the place; whereby God would convince Saul of the vanity of all his designs against David, and that in them he fought against God himself.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah,…. He went on from the well towards the place:
and the Spirit of God was upon him also; as well as upon his messengers; even the spirit of prophecy, as the Targum:
and he went on and prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah: in this he differed from his messengers; they did not prophesy till they came to that place, but Saul began to prophesy before he came thither, as he was in his way from the well to it.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
23. The Spirit of God was upon him also The same Spirit that had so powerfully affected the three successive bands of messengers that had been sent before him.
He went on, and prophesied The Spirit seized him sooner than it did his messengers, and also wrought upon him more powerfully. Before he reached the dwellings of the prophets he became the helpless subject of a mighty spiritual power, and was driven on, in spite of himself, to speak and do what he intended not.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Sa 19:23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
Ver. 23. And he went on, and prophesied. ] Being suddenly cicurated, and sooner than his messengers had been – viz., by the way, and before he came to Naioth. So that the more he hardened himself against God, the more did God show his power upon him.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
thither. Septuagint reads “thence”.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the Spirit: 1Sa 19:20, 1Sa 10:10, Num 23:5, Num 24:2, Mat 7:22, Joh 11:51, 1Co 13:2
until he came: Pro 16:9, Pro 21:1
Reciprocal: 1Sa 10:6 – Spirit 2Sa 6:20 – uncovered
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
19:23 And he {k} went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
(k) With a mind to persecute them.