1 Samuel 11:14

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 said to Samuel, “Who is he that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.” 13But Saul said, “Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has accomplished deliverance in Israel.” Then Samuel said to the people, “Come and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.” 15So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they also offered sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

1 Samuel 11:14 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם לְכ֖וּ וְנֵלְכָ֣ה הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ שָׁ֖ם הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Comeהָלַךְhâlak · to go: come!H1980
• and let us goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgâl · GilgalH1537
• renewחָדַשׁchâdash · to renewH2318
• the kingdomמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 11:14

• 1 Samuel 7:16He used to go annually on circuit to Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.
• 1 Samuel 10:8And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice peace offerings. You shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you should do.”
• 1 Samuel 10:24Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”
• 1 Samuel 5:3When the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him in his place again.
• 1 Chronicles 12:38All these, being men of war who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 11:14

• Government
• Israel
• Samuel
• Saul
• Statecraft
• Tact

In the dictionaries

• Gilgal
• Samuel
• Renew
• Samuel, Books of
• Ahimelech
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Arimathaea
• Israel, History of
• Jonathan (2)
• Judah, Kingdom of

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