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1 Samuel 10:7-9

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7 "It shall be when these signs come to you, 1do for yourself what the occasion requires, for 2God is with you.
8 "And 3you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and 4sacrifice peace offerings. 5You 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 6changed his heart; and all those signs came about on that day.
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1 Samuel 10:7-9 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 6

  • 1. Ecclesiastes 9:10
  • 2. Joshua 1:5; Judges 6:12; Hebrews 13:5
  • 3. 1 Samuel 11:14; 1 Samuel 13:8
  • 4. 1 Samuel 11:15
  • 5. 1 Samuel 13:8
  • 6. 1 Samuel 10:6

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Lit "your hand finds"
  • [b]. Lit "for him another heart"
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