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Summary

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.

Before the lord

General references

Bible References

Before the lord

1 Samuel 10:17
Then Samuel called the people together before the Lord at Mizpah.

Sacrificed

1 Samuel 10:8
You will go down to Gilgal before me. I am going to join you there to offer burnt offerings and to make peace offerings. You should wait for seven days, until I arrive and tell you what to do."
Exodus 24:5
He sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls for peace offerings to the Lord.
1 Chronicles 29:21
The next day they made sacrifices and offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord (1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 lambs), along with their accompanying drink offerings and many other sacrifices for all Israel.

Rejoiced greatly

1 Samuel 8:19
But the people refused to heed Samuel's warning. Instead they said, "No! There will be a king over us!
1 Samuel 12:13
Now look! Here is the king you have chosen -- the one that you asked for! Look, the Lord has given you a king!
Hosea 13:10
Where then is your king, that he may save you in all your cities? Where are your rulers for whom you asked, saying, "Give me a king and princes"?
James 4:16
But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

General references

1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together that day.

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