God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 11:14
14Samuel told the troops, “Come, let’s go to Gilgal and there acknowledge ⌞Saul’s⌟ kingship.”
1 Samuel 11:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingship.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”
Context of 1 Samuel 11:14
12Then the people asked Samuel, “Who said that Saul shouldn’t rule us? Let us have them, and we’ll kill them.” 13But Saul said, “No one will be killed today, because today the Lord saved Israel.” Samuel told the troops, “Come, let’s go to Gilgal and there acknowledge ⌞Saul’s⌟ kingship.” 15Then all the troops went to Gilgal, and there in the Lord’s presence, they confirmed Saul as their king. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings to the Lord. Saul and all of Israel’s soldiers celebrated.
Read all of 1 Samuel 111 Samuel 11:14 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם לְכ֖וּ וְנֵלְכָ֣ה הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ שָׁ֖ם הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 11:14
- 1 Samuel 7:16Every year he went around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah in order to judge Israel in all those places.
- 1 Samuel 10:8Go ahead of me to Gilgal. Then I will come to sacrifice burnt offerings and make fellowship offerings. Wait seven days until I come to tell you what to do.”
- 1 Samuel 10:24Samuel asked the people, “Do you see whom the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” Then all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
- 1 Samuel 5:3Early the next day the people of Ashdod saw that Dagon had fallen forward on the ground in front of the Lord’s ark. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 12:38All of these soldiers, who were prepared for battle, came with a single purpose to Hebron—to make David king of all Israel. The rest of Israel also had agreed to make David king.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Renew the kingdom - The unction of Saul, in the first instance, was a very private act; and his being appointed to be king was not known to the people in general. He had now shown himself worthy to command the people; and Samuel takes advantage of this circumstance to gain the general consent in his favor. Josephus says that Saul was anointed a second time at this convocation.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Let us go to Gilgal - i. e., to Gilgal by Jericho, where was a famous sanctuary, in the tribe of Benjamin.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 They now honoured Saul whom they had despised; and if an enemy be made a friend, that is more to our advantage than to have him slain. The once despised Saviour will at length be acknowledged by all as the Lord's own anointed king. As yet, upon his mercy-seat, he receives the submission of rebels, and even pleads their cause; but shortly, from his righteous tribunal, he will condemn all who persist in opposing him.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14renew the kingship: “Renew” indicates something was damaged or worn out and is now being restored (see Psalm 51:10). The troublemakers (1 Samuel 10:27; 11:12) may have shaken the people's confidence, but Saul's victory over the Ammonites fixed that.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. the people said ..., Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us?--The enthusiastic admiration of the people, under the impulse of grateful and generous feelings, would have dealt summary vengeance on the minority who opposed Saul, had not he, either from principle or policy, shown himself as great in clemency as in valor. The calm and sagacious counsel of Samuel directed the popular feelings into a right channel, by appointing a general assembly…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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