1 Samuel 10:5
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
Cross-reference
1 Samuel 10:10 records the exact fulfillment: Saul meets the prophets and prophesies, just as verse 5 predicted.
1 Samuel 19:20 repeats the scene of a prophesying band that causes others to prophesy — a parallel event in Saul's story.
In 2 Kings 2:5, the 'sons of the prophets' at Bethel echo the same prophetic community described here, continuing the tradition of bands of prophets.
In 2 Kings 2:15, the 'sons of the prophets' at Jericho recognize Elisha's spirit, linking back to the prophetic bands of 1 Samuel.
In 2 Kings 4:38, Elisha sits with the sons of the prophets during famine, showing the ongoing existence of such prophetic communities.
In 2 Kings 6:1, the sons of the prophets request a larger dwelling, further evidence of the prophetic school tradition.
1 Chronicles 25:1-6 explicitly links prophesying with harps, lyres, and cymbals — a direct parallel to the prophetic band in 1 Samuel 10:5.
In 2 Kings 3:15, a minstrel's playing brings God's hand on Elisha, paralleling music as a catalyst for prophecy here.
Exodus 15:20 shows Miriam the prophetess leading with tambourine, connecting musical instruments with prophecy as in the band of prophets here.
Miriam's song in Exodus 15:21 echoes the prophetic music of this band, linking worship and prophecy through tambourine.