1 Samuel 13:8
He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people started to scatter from Saul.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And he waited seven days, according to the time that Samuel had appointed; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattered from him.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he tarried{H3176} seven{H7651} days,{H3117} according to the set time{H4150} that Samuel{H8050} had appointed: but Samuel{H8050} came{H935} not to Gilgal;{H1537} and the people{H5971} were scattered{H6327} from him.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he tarried{H3176}{(H8686)}{(H8675)}{H3176}{(H8735)} seven{H7651} days{H3117}, according to the set time{H4150} that Samuel{H8050} had appointed: but Samuel{H8050} came{H935}{(H8804)} not to Gilgal{H1537}; and the people{H5971} were scattered{H6327}{(H8686)} from him.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then taried he seuen dayes acordinge to the tyme apoynted of Samuel. And whan Samuel came not vnto Gilgal, the people were scatered abrode from him.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he taried seuen daies, according vnto the time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal, therefore the people were scattered from him.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he taried seuen dayes, euen vnto the time that Samuel had appoynted: But Samuel came not to Gilgal, and the people were therfore skattered from him.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [had appointed]: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He stayed seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [had appointed]: but Samuel didn't come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he waiteth seven days, according to the appointment with Samuel, and Samuel hath not come to Gilgal, and the people are scattered from off him.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel `had appointed': but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [had appointed] : but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he went on waiting there for seven days, the time fixed by Samuel: but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were starting to go away from him.
World English Bible (2000)
He stayed seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [had appointed]: but Samuel didn't come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He waited for seven days, the time period indicated by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the army began to abandon Saul.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Sam 10:8 : 8 Go down ahead of me to Gilgal, and I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifices of peace offerings. You must wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.
Similar Verses (AI)
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7 Some Hebrews crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul remained in Gilgal, and all the people with him trembled in fear.
- 1 Sam 13:9-168 verses81%
9 So Saul said, "Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings." And he offered the burnt offering.
10 Just as he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Samuel came. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.
11 Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul answered, "When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash,
12 I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.' So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering."
13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, which He gave you. If you had, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
14 But now your kingdom will not endure. The Lord has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him leader over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."
15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the troops who were with them stayed in Gibeah of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
- 1 Sam 15:10-123 verses74%
10 Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying:
11 I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following me and has not carried out my commands. This grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the LORD all night.
12 Early in the morning, Samuel got up to meet Saul, but he was told, 'Saul went to Carmel and has set up a monument in his own honor. Then he turned and went down to Gilgal.'
- 1 Sam 10:8-92 verses73%
8 Go down ahead of me to Gilgal, and I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifices of peace offerings. You must wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.
9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all these signs came to pass that day.
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4 All Israel heard the news: "Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison, and now Israel has become offensive to the Philistines." So the people were summoned to follow Saul at Gilgal.
- 1 Sam 28:3-42 verses71%
3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his hometown. Meanwhile, Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
4 The Philistines gathered and camped at Shunem, while Saul assembled all Israel, and they camped at Gilboa.
- 1 Sam 11:14-152 verses71%
14 Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there."
15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king in the presence of the LORD. They sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the men of Israel celebrated with great joy.
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2 Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree in Migron, and with him were about six hundred men.
- 1 Sam 15:34-352 verses70%
34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
35 Samuel never saw Saul again until the day of his death. Nevertheless, Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
- 1 Sam 9:13-153 verses70%
13 As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he arrives because he must bless the sacrifice first. After that, those who have been invited can eat. Go now, for you will find him at this time.
14 So they went up to the city, and as they were entering it, Samuel was coming out toward them on his way up to the high place.
15 Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Saul came,
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15 Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am deeply distressed. The Philistines are waging war against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, not by prophets or by dreams. Therefore, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do."
- 1 Chr 10:7-82 verses69%
7 When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and settled in them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.
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7 He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them throughout Israel by messengers, saying, "This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not follow Saul and Samuel." The fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out together as one.
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17 Saul said to the men who were with him, 'Muster the troops and see who has left us.' When they counted, they found that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were gone.
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4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
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27 As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us"—and the servant went on—"but you stay here for a moment, and I will give you a message from God."
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27 But on the second day of the month, David's place was still empty. So Saul asked Jonathan, 'Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?'
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3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days so we can send messengers throughout Israel. If no one comes to save us, we will surrender to you."
4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and reported these matters to the people, they all wept loudly.
5 Just then, Saul was coming in from the field, following the oxen. He asked, "What is wrong with the people? Why are they all crying?" They told him what the men of Jabesh had said.
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37 Saul inquired of God, 'Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?' But He did not answer him that day.
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21 But the people took sheep and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was devoted to destruction—to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal.
- 1 Sam 31:7-82 verses68%
7 When the Israelites on the other side of the valley and the Jordan saw that Israel's army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and occupied them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
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2 Saul chose 3,000 men from Israel for himself. 2,000 were with Saul at Michmash and in the hills of Bethel, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent back to their homes.
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17 Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah.
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13 So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and moved wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped his pursuit.
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16 Each year, Samuel traveled in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.
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21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.
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8 So Saul summoned all the troops for battle to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
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1 After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.
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20 Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, paralyzed with fear because of Samuel's words. There was no strength left in him, for he had not eaten anything all day and all night.
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10 While Samuel was offering the burnt offering, the Philistines approached to fight against Israel. But on that day, the LORD thundered with a mighty sound against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were defeated before Israel.
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12 All the valiant men arose, took the bodies of Saul and his sons, brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak tree in Jabesh. Then they fasted for seven days.