12And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?


In Context

9 And it was so that when he turned his back to go away from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day.

10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

12 And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

13 And when he had ended prophesying, he came to the high place.

14 And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.

1 Samuel 10:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:12A man who lived there answered, "And who is their father?" So it became a saying: "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? therefore it became a proverb: Is Saul also among the prophets?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12One of the same place answered, |Who is their father?| Therefore it became a proverb, |Is Saul also among the prophets?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12And a man thence answereth and saith, 'And who is their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?