Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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
Samuel called the people to come into the presence of Jehovah at Mizpah.

Sacrificed

1 Samuel 10:8
Go ahead of me to Gilgal. I will come to sacrifice burnt offerings and make fellowship offerings. Wait seven days until I come to tell you what to do.
Exodus 24:5
Moses sent young men to burn sacrifices to Jehovah. They sacrificed some cattle as peace offerings.
1 Chronicles 29:21
The following day they killed animals as sacrifices, dedicating them to Jehovah. Then they gave them to the people to eat. In addition, they sacrificed a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, which they burned whole on the altar. They also brought the offerings of wine.

Rejoiced greatly

1 Samuel 8:19
But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said: We want a king!
1 Samuel 12:13
Now here is the king you have chosen. You asked for him. Now Jehovah gives him to you.
Hosea 13:10
Where, now, is your king, the one who is supposed to save you? Where in all your cities are your judges? You said: 'Give us kings and officials!'
James 4:16
You glory in your conceit. Such glory is evil.

General references

1 Samuel 31:6
That is how Saul, his three sons, and the young man died. All of Saul's men died that day.