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Saul realized that his troops were rapidly slipping away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel <i>had appointed</i>: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now he waited for seven days, until the appointed time that Samuel <i>had set,</i> but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now he waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now he waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So he waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Saul waited seven days, according to the appointed time which Samuel had set, but Samuel had not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering away from Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He waited seven days for the appointed time that Samuel had set, but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the troops were deserting him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He waited seven days for the appointed time that Samuel had set, but Samuel didn&#8217t come to Gilgal, and the troops were deserting him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and they were starting to run off and leave him. Saul waited there seven days, just as Samuel had ordered him to do, but Samuel did not come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel. But Samuel had not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to scatter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He waited seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him to do, but Samuel still had not come to Gilgal. The people began to desert Saul, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Saul waited seven days for the appointment set by Samuel. When Samuel did not arrive at Gilgal, as the people began to scatter from Saul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He waited for seven days, the time period indicated by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the army began to abandon Saul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he stayed seven days, according to the time that Samuel had said. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people began to abandon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He stayed seven days, according to the time set by Samuel; but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he waits seven days, according to the appointment with Samuel, and Samuel has not come to Gilgal, and the people are scattered from off him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he waiteth seven days, according to the appointment with Samuel, and Samuel hath not come to Gilgal, and the people are scattered from off him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will wait some days according to the appointment which was of Samuel: and Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he waited seven days according to the appointment of Samuel, and Samuel came not to Galgal, and the people slipt away from him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But he waited for seven days, in accord with what was agreed with Samuel. But Samuel did not arrive at Gilgal, for the people were scattering away from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He waited seven days, until the appointed time Samuel had set, but Samuel did not come, and the army deserted Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people began to slip away from Saul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he waited seven days, according to the set time appointed by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were deserting Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he waited seven days until the time of Shemueil, and Shemueil did not come to Galgala and the people were scattered from the presence of Shaul<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed; but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he continued seven days for the appointed testimony, as Samuel told him, and Samuel came not to Galgala, and his people were dispersed from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/13-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=3211" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Saul's Unlawful Sacrifice</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3176.htm" title="3176: way·yī·ḥɛl (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To wait, await. A primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope.">And Saul waited</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: lam·mō·w·‘êḏ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">for the time appointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">Samuel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">but Samuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/1537.htm" title="1537: hag·gil·gāl (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Circle (of stones), the name of several places in Pal. The same as gilgal; Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine.">to Gilgal,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and the troops</a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: way·yā·p̄eṣ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">began to desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·lāw (Prep-m:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Saul.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">1 Samuel 10:8</a></span><br />And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">1 Samuel 28:18</a></span><br />Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-18.htm">1 Samuel 14:18-19</a></span><br />Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.) / While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">1 Samuel 15:11</a></span><br />“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-6.htm">1 Samuel 28:6</a></span><br />He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a></span><br />After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">2 Chronicles 16:7-9</a></span><br />At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. / Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand. / For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Psalm 27:14</a></span><br />Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Isaiah 30:18</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a></span><br />“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a></span><br />Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46</a></span><br />Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.</p><p class="hdg">tarried</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">1 Samuel 10:8</a></b></br> And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, <i>and</i> to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/12-6.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/numbers/4-27.htm">Appointment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-20.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-4.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-11.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/luke/16-1.htm">Scattering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-3.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/judges/16-22.htm">Starting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Tarried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/james/5-7.htm">Waiteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Appointment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-15.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Scattering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-10.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">Starting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-2.htm">Tarried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-9.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Waiteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-16.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-1.htm">Saul's select band</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-3.htm">He calls the Hebrews to Gilgal against the Philistines</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm">The Philistines' great army</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">The distress of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-8.htm">Saul, weary of staying for Samuel, sacrifices</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Samuel reproves him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-17.htm">The three raiding parties of the Philistines</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">The policy of the Philistines, to allow no blacksmith in Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The number seven often symbolizes completeness or divine perfection in the Bible, as seen in the creation week in Genesis. Saul's waiting period is a test of his faith and patience, reflecting the importance of obedience to God's appointed leaders.<p><b>but Samuel did not come to Gilgal</b><br>Gilgal is a significant location in Israel's history, being the first campsite of the Israelites after crossing the Jordan River (<a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Joshua 4:19-20</a>). It served as a base for military operations and a place of worship. Samuel's delay tests Saul's reliance on God's timing versus his own understanding. This situation foreshadows the tension between divine timing and human impatience, a recurring theme in Scripture.<p><b>and the troops began to desert Saul</b><br>The desertion of Saul's troops underscores the fear and uncertainty among the Israelites, who were facing the Philistine threat. This reflects the broader context of Israel's struggle for survival against its enemies. The troops' desertion also highlights Saul's leadership challenges and foreshadows his eventual downfall due to disobedience and lack of faith. This situation contrasts with the steadfastness expected of God's people, as seen in other biblical narratives like Gideon's army in <a href="/judges/7.htm">Judges 7</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel. At this point in the account, Saul is facing a military crisis with the Philistines.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>The prophet and last judge of Israel who anointed Saul as king. He instructed Saul to wait for him at Gilgal to offer sacrifices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a></b><br>A significant location in Israel's history, often associated with important religious and military events. It is where Saul was instructed to wait for Samuel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>A formidable enemy of Israel during Saul's reign, posing a significant threat to the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelite_troops.htm">Israelite Troops</a></b><br>The soldiers under Saul's command, who were becoming increasingly anxious and began to scatter due to the delay.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Saul's failure to wait for Samuel as instructed demonstrates the critical nature of obedience to God's commands. Disobedience can lead to dire consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Saul's impatience reflects a lack of trust in God's timing. Believers are encouraged to trust that God's timing is perfect, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_under_pressure.htm">Leadership Under Pressure</a></b><br>Saul's actions show the challenges of leadership, especially under pressure. Leaders must rely on God's guidance rather than succumbing to fear or pressure from others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_impatience.htm">The Consequences of Impatience</a></b><br>Saul's impatience led to a loss of support from his troops and ultimately, God's favor. Patience is a virtue that can prevent unnecessary consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>True faith often requires waiting and trusting in God's promises, even when immediate action seems necessary.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_send_saul_an_evil_spirit.htm">Why did God send an evil spirit to Saul?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_saul_sacrifice_early.htm">Why did Saul sacrifice without waiting for Samuel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_a_carved_image_allowed_in_judges_18_31.htm">How do we reconcile the setting up of a carved image in Judges 18:31 with the strict prohibition against idolatry found elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_you_trust_your_instincts.htm">Should you trust your instincts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">And he tarried seven days.</span>--When was this "set time" appointed? It seems difficult at first to refer back to the day of Saul's mysterious prophetic consecration (<a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm" title="And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down to you, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shall you tarry, till I come to you, and show you what you shall do.">1Samuel 10:8</a>), which took place at least some three or four years--perhaps much longer--before the event here related, especially as we know that Saul and Samuel had been together on one occasion certainly at Gilgal in the meantime (<a href="/context/1_samuel/11-14.htm" title="Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.">1Samuel 11:14-15</a>); and yet the extraordinary solemnity of the warning of the seer at the time of the anointing at Ramah evidently pointed to some event which should in the future happen at Gilgal, and which would be a most important epoch in King Saul's career. All these conditions are satisfied in the meeting between the prophet and the king, here related. It is best, then, to understand this event as the one alluded to on the day of anointing at Ramah, and to conclude that this grave warning and positive direction had been repeated, probably more than once, since then by the seer to the king. (On the place Gilgal, and on the nature of the "sin of Saul," which was so terribly punished, see <span class= "ital">Excursus </span>E and F at end of this Book.) Saul, we read, waited seven days, but before the seventh expired, gave up waiting, and offered the sacrifice without the seer, and thus, as Josephus says, "he did not fully obey the command." His faith failed him under pressure at the last, and he acted on his own responsibility, quite irrespective of the positive command of God.<p><span class= "bld">The people were scattered from him.</span>--This trial of the king's faith was doubtless a severe one. The panic which pervaded all Israel was every hour thinning the host Saul had gathered round him at Gilgal. The martial king longed for a chance of joining battle: and this he was forbidden to do until the seer had offered sacrifice, and publicly inquired of the Lord; and the day passed by, and Samuel came not. An attack on the part of the Philistine army, encamped at no great distance, seemed imminent, and Saul's forces were rapidly melting away.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Seven days, according, to the set time.</span> See on 1 Samuel 10:8. The lapse of time between Samuel's appointment of the seven days during which Saul was to wait for him to inaugurate the war of independence, and the present occasion, was probably not so great as many commentators suppose; for <a href="/1_samuel/13-1.htm">1 Samuel 13:1</a> is, as we have seen, wrongly translated, and everything else leads to the conclusion that the defeat of the Ammonites, the choice of the 3000, and Jonathan's attack on the garrison at Geba followed rapidly upon one another. As the Philistines would rightly regard Israel's choice of a king as an act of rebellion, we cannot suppose them to have been so supine and negligent as not at once to have prepared for war. <span class="cmt_word">Had appointed.</span> The Hebrew word for this has been omitted by some accident. It is given in the Septuagint and Chaldee and some MSS. The whole importance of the occurence arose out of its having been appointed by Samuel on his selection of Saul as king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/13-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And [Saul] waited</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֣וֹחֶל ׀</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·ḥel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3176.htm">Strong's 3176: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wait, to be patient, hope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the time appointed</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמּוֹעֵד֙</span> <span class="translit">(lam·mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Samuel,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mū·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but Samuel</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mū·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">come</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Gilgal,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gil·gāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the troops</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">began to desert</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥פֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·p̄eṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dispersed or scattered</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Saul].</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעָלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/13-8.htm">1 Samuel 13:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/13-8.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 13:8 He stayed seven days according to (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/13-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>