1 Samuel 11:15
And all the people went to Gilgal; and they appointed there Saul as king before the Lord in Gilgal; and they sacrificed there sacrifices of peace-offerings before the Lord; and Saul with all the men of Israel rejoiced there very greatly.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
14And Samuel said to the people, Come and let us go to Gilgal, and renew there the choice of the king.
Cross References
1 Samuel 8:19Nevertheless the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but a king shall be over us;
1 Samuel 10:17And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpah;
1 Samuel 12:13And now here is the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and, behold, the Lord hath set over you a king.
1 Chronicles 29:21And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and they offered burnt-offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, one thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand sheep, with their drink-offerings, and [other] sacrifices in abundance for all Israel;
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 11:13-15
Sacrifices Offered to God. ( b. c. 1069.) 12 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. 13 And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel. 14 Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. 15 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices… Read the whole commentary →