Numbers 11:26

But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

Cross-reference

Numbers 11:24 Historical context

Numbers 11:24 is the immediate preceding event: the Spirit rests on the seventy elders gathered at the tent. Verse 26 adds that Eldad and Medad, though not gathered, also received the Spirit.

Mark 9:38 Parallel

Mark 9:38 recounts disciples forbidding an outsider casting out demons in Jesus' name—Jesus' response echoes Moses' desire that all God's people be prophets, as with Eldad and Medad.

1 Samuel 19:20 shows the Spirit coming on Saul's messengers, causing them to prophesy—a similar unexpected outpouring of the Spirit enabling prophecy, echoing Eldad and Medad.

2 Chronicles 20:14 describes the Spirit coming upon Jahaziel in the assembly to prophesy—a parallel to the Spirit resting on Eldad and Medad for prophetic utterance.