1 Samuel 10:6

Modern

Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.

Traditional

And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

Literal

And the Spirit of YHWH will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.

Latin

Et insiliet in te spiritus Domini, et prophetabis cum eis, et mutaberis in virum alium.

Hebrew

English

Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.

prophesy: See 2 Samuel 23:2 and Acts 2:29–31.
different person: Saul would become a spiritual and charismatic national leader (see 1 Samuel 16:14).

These three "signs" were meant to convince a hesitant Saul (1 Samuel 9:21) that he was truly chosen to be king.

Saul became powerful through three main events:

Theme notes and profiles

1 Samuel 10:10
When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.
1 Samuel 19:23–24
So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
Numbers 11:25
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.
1 Samuel 16:13
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
Judges 14:6
…and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
Judges 3:10
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.