Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

overpowered by the Spirit of God and united with the first in
prophesying. The king sent a third group, but the divine influence
fell on them also, and they prophesied.
Saul then decided that he would go himself. As soon as he
would come within reach of David, he intended to kill him with his
own hand, whatever the consequences.
But an angel of God met him, and the powerful Spirit of God
took control of him. He went forward uttering prayers to God, with
predictions and sacred melodies. When he came to the prophet's
home in Ramah, he set aside the outer garments that indicated his
rank and lay before Samuel and his pupils under the influence of the
divine Spirit. The people were drawn together to witness this strange
scene, and the experience of the king was reported far and wide.
Saul assured David that he was at peace with him, but David
had little confidence in the king's change of heart. He longed to see
his friend Jonathan once more. Conscious of his innocence, he found
the king's son and made a touching appeal: "What have I done?
What is my iniquity, and what is my sin before your father, that he
seeks my life?"
Jonathan believed that his father no longer intended to take the
life of David. "By no means! You shall not die! Indeed, my father
will do nothing either great or small without first telling me. And
why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so."
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