"And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, {and} to …" — 1 Samuel 10:8

1 Samuel 10:8 · KJV

“And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, {and} to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.”

— 1 Samuel 10:8

Verse 7

And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, {that} thou do as occasion serve thee; for God {is} with thee. {And...: Heb. And it shall come to pass, that when these signs, etc} {that...: Heb. do for thee as thine hand shall find}

Verse 9

And it was {so}, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. {back: Heb. shoulder} {gave: Heb. turned}

1 Samuel 10 — Context

And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, {and} to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

And it was {so}, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. {back: Heb. shoulder} {gave: Heb. turned}

And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

Cross References

1 Samuel 11:14-15

Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

1 Samuel 13:4

And all Israel heard say {that} Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and {that} Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal. {was...: Heb. did stink}

1 Samuel 15:33

And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

1 Samuel 13:8-15

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.

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