1 Samuel 10:8-9

8 "And ¹you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and ²sacrifice peace offerings. ³You shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you should do."

9 Then it happened when he turned his back to leave * * Samuel, God ⁴changed his heart; and all those signs came about on that day.

1 Samuel 10:8-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 10

In this chapter we read of Saul's being anointed king by Samuel, 1Sa 10:1, and of certain signs given as confirming the same, which should come to pass, and did, before Saul got to his father's house, 1Sa 10:2-13, of his arrival at his father's house, and of what passed between him and his uncle there, 1Sa 10:14-16, of Samuel's calling all Israel together at Mizpeh, and of the election of Saul by lot to be king, and of his being declared such, 1Sa 10:17-25, and of his return to his city, being respected by some, and despised by others, 1Sa 10:26,27.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Samuel 11:14; 1 Samuel 13:8
• 2. 1 Samuel 11:15
• 3. 1 Samuel 13:8
• 4. 1 Samuel 10:6

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "for him another heart"