(1 Samuel 7:15â17) The kingship of Saul, the first king of Israel, was reaffirmed at Gilgal after Saul led a ⦠8 He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel didnât come to Gilgal, and his troops began to desert. I will surely come down to you to sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, but you must wait seven days until I ⦠Because Saul had disobeyed a direct command from the prophet Samuel given in 1 Samuel 10:8: âGo down ahead of me to Gilgal. But as for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. 9 So he said, âBring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.â What prompted Saul to offer the sacrifice at Gilgal on his own? Saul leads the army to victory over the Ammonites, and the people congregate at Gilgal where they acclaim Saul as king and he is crowned (1 Samuel 11). Tel Gilgal was a central gathering place for the Israelites. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. But Samuel condemns him for allowing the Israelites to plunder the land. Although it is less than twelve months since Saul was anointed king, Samuel tells Saul that God has rejected him because he has disobeyed the LORDâs command. Under Saulâs leadership, God delivers many Israelites from a humiliating surrender to Nahash, leader of the Ammonite army which threatened the inhabitants of the city of Jabesh-gilead. 9. Then Saul caught hold of Samuelâs mantle (which is his coat) and tore it, and Samuel said, âThe Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is a better man.â Saul asked that Samuel worship at Gilgal, and Samuel did. After Saul became king, Samuel spoke by the word of the Lord to Saul that he should go to Gilgal and wait seven days, then Samuel would offer a sacrifice, "You shall go down before me to Gilgal; and surely I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and make sacrifices of peace⦠Saul's first act is to forbid retribution against those who had previously contested his kingship. [23B] A. 9 So Saul ordered, âBring me the entirely burned offering and the well-being sacrifices.â Then he offered the entirely burned offering. 1 Sam 12:1-25 Samuel reminds the Israelites how God has blessed them when they have followed his commandments, but has allowed disaster to fall when they deserted him. André Lemaire finds the third account probably the most reliable tradition. 1 Sam 11:12-15 Saul is confirmed as king at Gilgal (see 9 on Map 54, Joshua 4:19 & the feature on Gilgal). Samuel seeks out Saul. The people were then summoned to Saul at Gilgal. 8. 1 Samuel 13:4: All Israel heard the news that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become odious to the Philistines. Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. Saul has brought sheep taken from the defeated Amalekites to offer as a sacrifice at Gilgal. Gilgal was one of the places on the circuit that Samuel, the first leader since Joshua to be recognized throughout Israel, traveled to provide judgments for Israel. Saul stayed at Gilgal, and the troops followed him anxiously. The direct attack of the Philistines on their camp at Gilgal B. Samuel had commanded Saul to offer the sacrifice C. Saul's men had begun to scatter D. 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