²⁴ He stripped^(A) off his garments, and he too prophesied in Samuel’s^(B) presence. He lay naked all that day and all that night. This is why people say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”^(C)

Weeping and Mourning

² at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz.^(A) He said to him, “Take off the sackcloth^(B) from your body and the sandals^(C) from your feet.” And he did so, going around stripped^(D) and barefoot.^(E)

²⁰ When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked^(A) in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”

¹⁰ When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit^(A) of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying.^{(B) 11} When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this^(C) that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”^(D)

¹² A man who lived there answered, “And who is their father?” So it became a saying: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”^(E)

²¹ All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name?^(A) And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”^(B)

¹⁴ Wearing a linen ephod,^(A) David was dancing^(B) before the Lord with all his might,