1 Samuel 11:15
So all the people went to Gilgal, and made Saul king there, before Yahweh, in Gilgal, and offered there sacrifices of peace-offerings before Yahweh,—and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced there, exceedingly.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
14Then said Samuel unto the people, Come and let us go to Gilgal,—and let us there renew the kingdom.
Cross References
1 Samuel 8:19But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel,—and they said—Nay! but, a king, shall be over us:
1 Samuel 10:17Then Samuel called out the people, unto Yahweh, at Mizpah,
1 Samuel 12:13Now, therefore, lo! the king whom ye have chosen, for whom ye have asked,—lo! therefore, Yahweh hath set over you a king.
1 Chronicles 29:21and sacrificed unto Yahweh sacrifices, and caused to go up ascending-offerings unto Yahweh, on the morrow of that day, a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand young sheep, and the drink-offerings thereof,—and sacrifices in abundance, for all Israel.
James 4:16Whereas, now, are ye boasting in your pretensions:—All boasting like this, is, wicked,
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 →