And when they saw the company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied — the encounter with Samuel and the *machal hanevi'im* (company of prophets) at Naioth is a turning point. The messengers, sent to capture, fall under the power of the *Ruach elohim* (Spirit of God) and begin to *hitnabbeim* (prophesy), their murderous intent dissolved by divine possession. This suggests that the LORD himself protects David, the messengers becoming conduits of divine intervention rather than instruments of human violence.

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