Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
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Interpretation
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 Savior will at length be acknowledged by all as the Lord's own anointed king.
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 11:12-15.
Glossary
- Samuel Person
- Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20 .
- Gilgal Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.