1 Samuel 11:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. ”

1 Samuel 11:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Made Saul king - The Septuagint has another reading, “and Samuel anointed Saul king there.” The example of David, who, besides his original anointing by Samuel 1 Samuel 16:12-13 , was twice anoi...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of (i) peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11. Saul Delivers Jabesh-gilead and Is Made King. (J) continues the ancient narrative, sequel to 1 Samuel 10:16 . Putting aside 1 Samuel 11:12-14 , inserted by an editor to connect this...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

sacrificed sacrifices . Figure of speech Polyptoton App-6
1 Samuel 11:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

There they made Saul king— The meaning is, that there they proclaimed and publicly acknowledged Saul for their king. The Targum expresses it very well, they made Saul to reign. REFLECTIONS.— T...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul subdues the Ammonites This chapter is entirely in the spirit of the narratives in Judges; from 1 Samuel 11:15 , it seems to be independent of 1 Samuel 10 but 1 Samuel 11:12 points back t...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. — We must not understand with the LXX. Version that Saul was anointed afresh at Gilgal. The Greek Version reads, “and Samuel anointed Saul k...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XV. THE RELIEF OF JABESH-GILEAD. 1 Samuel 11:1-15 . PRIMITIVE though the state of society was in those days in Israel, we are hardly prepared to find Saul following the herd in the fie...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the New King's Good Beginning 1 Samuel 11:1-15 A hundred years before, the Ammonites had been defeated by Jephthah; now they were beleaguering Jabesh-gilead. Help seemed impossible. But when th...
1 Samuel 11:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It would seem as though Saul, going down as he did to his house in Gibeah, did not take up the active responsibilities of the kingship until the Ammonite invasion occurred. This would seem to have st...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(14) Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. (15) And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and t...
1 Samuel 11:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And all the people went to Gilgal ,.... Agreed to the motion, and marched along with Saul and Samuel thither: and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal ; that is, they declared him t...
1 Samuel 11:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There they made Saul king Owned and accepted him for their king. Saul had been anointed in Ramah, and chosen by lot in Mizpeh; but still some disdained to acknowledge him for their king, which made...
1 Samuel 11:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The first test of Saul's prowess is made by Nahash, the Ammonite. His name means "serpent" and Ammon means "peoplish." This expression "peoplish" reminds us of humanism, which makes everything of man...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Sacrifices Offered to God. B. C. 1069. 12 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They made Saul king, i.e. they recognized him, or owned and accepted him for their king by consent; for, to speak properly, Saul was not made or constituted king by the people, but by the Lord's im...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

All Opposition To Saul's Kingship Now Having Been Put To Shame, Saul Is Officially Crowned as King of Israel ( 1 Samuel 11:12-15 ). The returning Saul arrived back in triumph and the vast majority...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 11:4 . “Told the tidings in the ears of the people.” Either they were not aware of the election of Saul, as Keil supposes, or they did not approve of hi...
1 Samuel 11:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 11:1 . Then Nahash. Septuagint: “Then within about a month Nahash, &c.” 1 Samuel 11:2 . That I may thrust out all your right eyes. This was a cruel reply to men who solicited a co...
1 Samuel 11:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Come and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there. The renewing of the kingdom! “Gilgal!” The word means a wheel, a revolution. And is not the great circumference of the year, measured a...
1 Samuel 11:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

CONFIRMATION OF SAUL IN THE KINGDOM (1Sa 11:1-15; 1 Samuel 12:1-9 .). EXPOSITION THE DEFEAT OF THE AMMONITES ( 1 Samuel 11:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 11:1 , 1 Samuel 11:2...
1 Samuel 11:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Utter Overthrow of the Ammonites
1 Samuel 11:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:21-24 ; 1 Samuel 10:17 ; 1 Samuel 10:8 ; 1 Samuel 12:13-15 ; 1 Samuel 12:17 ; 1 Samuel 8:19 ; Exodus 24:5 ; Hosea 13:10 ; Hosea 13:11 ; James 4:16
1 Samuel 11:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Made — They owned and accepted him for their king.

1 Samuel 11:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 11:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 11:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 11:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 11:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 11:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 11:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 11:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 11:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 11:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 11:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 11:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 11:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 11:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 11:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes