1 Samuel 11:15 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.

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ASV

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Jehovah in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace-offerings before Jehovah; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

KJV

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And all the people went to Gilgal,.... Agreed to the motion, and marched along with Saul and Samuel thither: and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; that is, they declared him to be king there; he was inaugurated into, and invested with his office, otherwise it was God only that made him king, who only had the power of making one, see Act 2:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Commentary on Chapter XI 1. Then - That is, about that time; for that this happened before, and was the occasion of their desire of a king, may seem from chap. xii, 12, although it is possible, that Nahash's preparation, might cause that desire, and that he did not actually come 'till their king was chosen.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Made Saul king - The Septuagint has another reading, “and Samuel anointed Saul king there.” The example of David, who, besides his original anointing by Samuel 1Sa 16:12-13, was twice anointed, first as king of Judah 2Sa 2:4, and again as king over all Israel 2Sa 5:3, makes it probable that Saul was anointed a second time; but this may be included in the word “made king” (see 1Sa 12:3, 1Sa 12:5).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The calm and sagacious counsel of Samuel directed the popular feelings into a right channel, by appointing a general assembly of the militia, the really effective force of the nation, at Gilgal, where, amid great pomp and religious solemnities, the victorious leader was confirmed in his kingdom [1Sa 11:15].

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ	vai.ye.le.Khu	and they went	H1980 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
הָעָ֜ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל	ha.gil.Gal	<the> Gilgal	H1537 →
וַיַּמְלִכוּ֩	vai.yam.li.Khu	and they made king	H4427 →
שָׁ֨ם	sham	there	H8033 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שָׁא֜וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
לִפְנֵ֤י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל	ba.gil.Gal	in <the> Gilgal	H1537 →
וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־	vai.yiz.be.chu-	and they sacrificed	H2076 →
שָׁ֛ם	sham	there	H8033 →
זְבָחִ֥ים	ze.va.Chim	sacrifices	H2077 →
שְׁלָמִ֖ים	she.la.Mim	peace offerings	H8002 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וַיִּשְׂמַ֨ח	vai.yis.Mach	and he rejoiced	H8055 →
שָׁ֥ם	sham	there	H8033 →
שָׁא֛וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
אַנְשֵׁ֥י	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
עַד־	'ad-	up to	H5704 →
מְאֹֽד׃ פ	me.'Od	muchness	H3966 →

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Through
1 Samuel 10:8
And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 11:14–15
  Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”
- 1 Samuel 13:4
  And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
- 1 Samuel 13:8–15
  And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.
- 1 Samuel 15:33
  But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
Through
1 Samuel 12:17
Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 8:7
  And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as…
- Proverbs 26:1
  Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
- 1 Samuel 7:9–10
  Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.
Through
1 Samuel 10:17
After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah
leads to
- Judges 20:1
  Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.

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