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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, &#8220Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingship.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us all go to Gilgal to renew the kingdom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, &#8220Come and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there restore the kingdom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let’s go to Gilgal, so we can renew the kingship there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, &#8220Come, let&#8217s go to Gilgal, so we can renew the kingship there.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Come on!" Samuel said. "Let's go to Gilgal and make an agreement that Saul will continue to be our king." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then said Samuel to the people, Come and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Samuel told the troops, "Come, let's go to Gilgal and there acknowledge [Saul's] kingship."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And Samuel said to them, "Let us all go to Gilgal and once more proclaim Saul as our king." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Samuel told the people, "Come, let's go to Gilgal and reaffirm the kingship there." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, ?Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Samuel said to the people, "Come on! Let's go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come! Let’s go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Samuel says to the people, “Come and we go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Samuel saith unto the people, 'Come and we go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Samuel will say to the people, Go, and we will go to Gilgal, and we will renew there the kingdom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Samuel said to the people: Come and let us go to Galgal, and let us renew the kingdom there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and let us renew the kingdom there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal to renew the kingship there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingship.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Shemueil said to the people: “Come, let us go to Galgala. We will restore the Kingdom there!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then said Samuel to the people: 'Come and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Samuel spoke to the people, saying, Let us go to Galgala, and there renew the kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/11-14.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=2796" 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/11.htm">Saul Confirmed as King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.” <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><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.">Then Samuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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.">the people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·nê·lə·ḵāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">let us go</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/2318.htm" title="2318: ū·nə·ḥad·dêš (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf.h-1cp) -- To renew, repair. A primitive root; to be new; causatively, to rebuild.">and renew</a> <a href="/hebrew/4410.htm" title="4410: ham·mə·lū·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Kingship, royalty. Feminine passive participle of malak; something ruled, i.e. A realm.">the kingship</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.…<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/10-24.htm">1 Samuel 10:24-25</a></span><br />Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!” / Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-1.htm">1 Samuel 12:1-2</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king. / Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-4.htm">1 Samuel 8:4-7</a></span><br />So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. / “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.” / But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15-17</a></span><br />Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel, / “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.” / When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">1 Samuel 15:1</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-3.htm">2 Samuel 5:3</a></span><br />So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm">2 Samuel 2:4</a></span><br />Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-39.htm">1 Kings 1:39</a></span><br />Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-1.htm">1 Kings 12:1</a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-17.htm">2 Kings 11:17</a></span><br />Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm">2 Chronicles 23:16</a></span><br />Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-11.htm">Judges 11:11</a></span><br />So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-14.htm">Deuteronomy 17:14-15</a></span><br />When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,” / you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Hosea 13:10-11</a></span><br />Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”? / So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-21.htm">Acts 13:21</a></span><br />Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.</p><p class="hdg">let us go</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16</a></b></br> And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.</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><p class="hdg">renew</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/10-24.htm">1 Samuel 10:24</a></b></br> And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that <i>there is</i> none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/5-3.htm">1 Samuel 5:3</a></b></br> And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon <i>was</i> fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/12-38.htm">1 Chronicles 12:38,39</a></b></br> All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel <i>were</i> of one heart to make David king… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/10-18.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-25.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-25.htm">Kingship</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-8.htm">Reaffirm</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-6.htm">Renew</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-12.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-13.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-9.htm">Strong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-13.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-10.htm">Kingship</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-17.htm">Reaffirm</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">Renew</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-1.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-15.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-52.htm">Strong</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/11-1.htm">Nahash offers them of Jabesh Gilead a reproachful condition</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/11-4.htm">They send messengers, and are delivered by Saul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/11-12.htm">Saul thereby is confirmed, and his kingdom renewed</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Samuel said to the people</b><br>Samuel, the last judge and a prophet of Israel, plays a pivotal role in the transition from the period of judges to the monarchy. His leadership is divinely appointed, and he acts as a mediator between God and the people. This phrase highlights Samuel's authority and his role in guiding the Israelites according to God's will. His leadership is crucial in uniting the tribes and establishing a centralized government under a king.<p><b>“Come, let us go to Gilgal</b><br>Gilgal holds significant historical and spiritual importance for Israel. It is the first campsite of the Israelites after crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land (<a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Joshua 4:19-20</a>). It serves as a place of renewal and covenant, where the Israelites reaffirm their commitment to God. The choice of Gilgal for this event underscores its symbolic role as a place of new beginnings and divine encounters. It is also where Saul was previously confirmed as king (<a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">1 Samuel 10:8</a>), making it a fitting location for renewing the kingship.<p><b>and renew the kingship there.”</b><br>The renewal of the kingship signifies a reaffirmation of Saul's role as king, following his victory over the Ammonites. This act of renewal is not merely political but also spiritual, as it involves the people's recommitment to God's chosen leader. It reflects the need for unity and obedience to God's ordained authority. The concept of renewal is echoed in other scriptures, such as the renewal of the covenant in <a href="/joshua/24.htm">Joshua 24</a> and the renewal of the heart in <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a>. This renewal can also be seen as a type of Christ, who brings a new covenant and renews the relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>A prophet and judge of Israel who played a crucial role in the transition from the period of judges to the establishment of the monarchy. He was instrumental in anointing Saul as the first king of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The collective nation of Israel, who were under the leadership of Saul as their first king. They had just experienced a victory over the Ammonites, which solidified Saul's leadership.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a></b><br>A significant location in Israel's history, often associated with renewal and covenant. It was the first campsite of the Israelites after crossing the Jordan River and a place where significant national events occurred.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/renewal_of_the_kingship.htm">Renewal of the Kingship</a></b><br>This event marks a reaffirmation of Saul's kingship after his military success, symbolizing unity and commitment to God's chosen leader.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ammonite_threat.htm">The Ammonite Threat</a></b><br>The recent threat from the Ammonites, which Saul successfully countered, leading to a renewed confidence in his leadership.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_renewal.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Just as Israel renewed their commitment to Saul's kingship, believers are called to regularly renew their commitment to Christ as King in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_obedience_and_leadership.htm">Significance of Obedience and Leadership</a></b><br>Samuel's role in guiding Israel highlights the importance of godly leadership and obedience to God's direction in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>The gathering at Gilgal symbolizes unity among the people. Similarly, the church is called to unity under the leadership of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_faithfulness.htm">Remembering God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Gilgal serves as a reminder of God's past faithfulness. Believers should regularly reflect on God's work in their lives and trust Him for the future.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_deliverance.htm">Responding to God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Israel's response to deliverance from the Ammonites was to renew their commitment. In our lives, we should respond to God's deliverance with gratitude and renewed dedication.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_11_and_2_sam_23_lists_differ.htm">Why does the list of David's mighty men in 1 Chronicles 11 differ from similar lists in other biblical passages like 2 Samuel 23, and can both be historically accurate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_gilgal_as_israel's_'disgrace'_site.htm">Joshua 5:9: Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that this site, Gilgal, was ever known or marked as the place where Israel’s “disgrace” was removed? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_gilgal's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Gilgal's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_israelites_request_a_king.htm">Why did Israelites request a king?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal.</span>--This was the well-known sanctuary of that name, and was selected as the place of solemn assembly, no doubt, because it was in the now royal tribe of Benjamin. It is situated in the Jordan Valley, not far from Jericho, and has been the scene of many of the most striking events in Israelitic history.<p><span class= "bld">And renew the kingdom there.</span>--There had been, as Samuel and Saul well remembered, many murmurings on the occasion of the original royal election at Mizpeh. Then the people had by no means unanimously accepted as sovereign the Benjamite who was now crowned with the glory of a splendid success. The seer, with striking generosity to one who superseded him in his position as judge, again presented the hero Saul to Israel as their anointed king.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let us go to Gilgal.</span> The famous sanctuary (<a href="/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16</a>) of that name, situated lower down, in the Jordan valley, near Jericho. It was not far from Jabesh-Gilead, and naturally the victorious host would move from the field of battle to the nearest religious spot to consecrate their king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/11-14.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">Then Samuel</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוּאֵל֙</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">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֔ם</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">“Come,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let us go</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֵלְכָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nê·lə·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</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 renew</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ḥad·dêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2318.htm">Strong's 2318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be new, to rebuild</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the kingship</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·lū·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4410.htm">Strong's 4410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something ruled, a realm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there.”</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/11-14.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 11:14 Then said Samuel to the people Come (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/11-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 11:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 11:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/11-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 11:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 11:15" /></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>