1 Samuel 11:14
ESV
Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom."
NIV
Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingship."
NASB
Then Samuel said to the people, 'Come, and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.'
CSB
Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let’s go to Gilgal, so we can renew the kingship there."
NLT
Then Samuel said to the people, 'Come, let us all go to Gilgal to renew the kingdom.'
KJV
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
NKJV
Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”
What does 1 Samuel 11:14 mean?
Please see our chapter commentary on 1 Samuel chapter 11, verse-level content coming soon!First Samuel 11:12–15 describes the events that follow the victory over the Ammonites. Saul is fully embraced as king. The people want to execute those who once opposed him (1 Samuel 10:27). He refuses, focusing attention on God's work on Israel's behalf. Samuel calls for a religious celebration with peace offerings and feasting at Gilgal to renew Saul's kingship. Saul and the people rejoice greatly together, and he is firmly established as Israel's king.
Saul calls for all Israelites to join him in battle against the Ammonites who have laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. Nahash, the Ammonite king, has threatened to gouge out the right eyes of the people of Jabesh if they want a treaty with him. Instead, Saul arrives with an enormous Israelite army and slaughters the Ammonites. Samuel calls for the nation to gather at Gilgal for a religious celebration; there, they officially reaffirm Saul's rule as Israel's king.
