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 exclaimed to Samuel, “Now where are those men who said, ‘Why should Saul rule over us?’ Bring them here, and we will kill them!” 13But Saul replied, “No one will be executed today, for today the Lord has rescued Israel!” Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us all go to Gilgal to renew the kingdom.” 15So they all went to Gilgal, and in a solemn ceremony before the Lord they made Saul king. Then they offered peace offerings to the Lord, and Saul and all the Israelites were filled with joy.

1 Samuel 11:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• to the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgâl · GilgalH1537
• and renewחָדַשׁchâdash · to renewH2318
• the kingdomמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 11:14

• 1 Samuel 7:16Each year he traveled around, setting up his court first at Bethel, then at Gilgal, and then at Mizpah. He judged the people of Israel at each of these places.
• 1 Samuel 10:8Then go down to Gilgal ahead of me. I will join you there to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. You must wait for seven days until I arrive and give you further instructions.”
• 1 Samuel 10:24Then Samuel said to all the people, “This is the man the Lord has chosen as your king. No one in all Israel is like him!” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
• 1 Samuel 5:3But when the citizens of Ashdod went to see it the next morning, Dagon had fallen with his face to the ground in front of the Ark of the Lord! So they took Dagon and put him in his place again.
• 1 Chronicles 12:38All these men came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king over all Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their 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