Lux Domini
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

What does 1 Samuel 11:14 mean?

They now honoured Saul whom they had despised; and if an enemy be made a friend, that is more to our advantage than to have him slain.

Key themes

HopeLeadershipAnointingObedience

Read with

Keep this verse inside 1 Samuel 11:12-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Samuel Person

Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20 .

Gilgal Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.