3 "You will go on from Zelzah until you come to the large tree at Tabor. Three men will meet you there. They'll be on their way up to Bethel to worship God. One of them will be carrying three young goats. Another will be carrying three loaves of bread. A third will be carrying a bottle of wine. It will be a bottle that is made out of animal skin.
4 The men will greet you. They'll offer you two loaves of bread. You will accept the loaves from them.
5 "After that, you will go to Gibeah of God. Some Philistine soldiers are stationed there. As you approach the town, you will meet a group of prophets. They'll be coming down from the high place where they worship. People will be playing lyres, tambourines, flutes and harps at the head of the group. The prophets will be prophesying.
6 The Spirit of the Lord will come on you with power. Then you will prophesy along with them. You will become a different person.
7 "All of those things will happen. Then do what you want to do. God is with you.
8 "Go down ahead of me to Gilgal. You can be sure that I'll come down to you there. I'll come and sacrifice burnt offerings and friendship offerings. But you must wait there for seven days until I come to you. Then I'll tell you what to do."
9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul's heart. All of those things happened that day.