1 Samuel 10 · Verse 8

1 Samuel 10:8

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
1 Samuel 10:8, King James Version

1 Samuel 10:8 in other translations

BSBAnd you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
WEB“Go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Wait seven days, until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
ASVAnd thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come unto thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.
YLT‘And thou hast gone down before me to Gilgal, and lo, I am going down unto thee, to cause to ascend burnt-offerings, to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven days thou dost wait till my coming in unto thee, and I have made known to thee that which thou dost do.'
DARBYAnd thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer up burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait, until I come to thee and inform thee what thou shalt do.
BBEThen you are to go down before me to Gilgal, where I will come to you, for the offering of burned offerings and peace-offerings: go on waiting there for seven days till I come to you and make clear to you what you have to do.
WebsterAnd thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.

What does 1 Samuel 10:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal--This, according to Josephus, was to be a standing rule for the observance of Saul while the prophet and he lived; that in every great crisis, such as a hostile incursion on the country, he should repair to Gilgal, where he was to remain seven days, to afford time for the tribes on both sides Jordan to assemble, and Samuel to reach it.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Seven days shalt thou tarry - I will come to thee within seven days, offer sacrifices, receive directions from the Lord, and deliver them to thee. It is likely that these seven days referred to the time in which Samuel came to Saul to Gilgal, offered sacrifices, and confirmed the kingdom to him, after he had defeated the Ammonites. See 1Sam 11:14, 1Sam 11:15.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 10:1-8

The sacred anointing, then used, pointed at the great Messiah, or Anointed One, the King of the church, and High Priest of our profession, who was anointed with the oil of the Spirit, not by measure, but without measure, and above all the priests and princes of the Jewish church. For Saul's further satisfaction, Samuel gives him some signs which should come to pass the same day. The first place he directs him to…

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1 Samuel 10:8 in the original Hebrew

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וְיָרַדְתָּ֣ve.ya.rad.Taand you will go downH3381
לְפָנַי֮le.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440
הַגִּלְגָּל֒ha.gil.Gal<the> GilgalH1537
וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiIH595
יֹרֵ֣דyo.Red[am] about to come downH3381
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
לְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.Lotto offer upH5927
עֹל֔וֹתo.Lotburnt offeringsH5930
לִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achto sacrificeH2076
זִבְחֵ֣יziv.Cheisacrifices ofH2077
שְׁלָמִ֑יםshe.la.Mimpeace offeringsH8002
שִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
יָמִ֤יםya.MimdaysH3117
תּוֹחֵל֙to.Chelmay you waitH3176
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
בּוֹאִ֣יbo.'Icome IH935
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
וְהוֹדַעְתִּ֣יve.ho.da'.Tiand I will make knownH3045
לְךָ֔le.Khato <the> you
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher[that] whichH834
תַּעֲשֶֽׂה\׃ta.'a.Sehyou will doH6213

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 10:8

  • 1 Samuel 11:14-15

    Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. 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 13:4

    And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

  • 1 Samuel 15:33

    And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.

  • 1 Samuel 13:8-15

    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. And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to Gilgal.
11:14,15; 13:4,8-15; 15:33

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 10:7

    And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

  • 1 Samuel 10:8

    And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

  • 1 Samuel 10:9

    And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

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1 Samuel 10:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y bajarás delante de mí á Gilgal; y luego descenderé yo á ti para sacrificar holocaustos, é inmolar víctimas pacíficas. Espera siete días, hasta que yo venga á ti, y te enseñe lo que has de hacer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu descendras devant moi à Guilgal; et voici, je descendrai vers toi pour offrir des holocaustes et sacrifier des sacrifices de prospérités; tu attendras sept jours, jusqu’à ce que je vienne vers toi, et je te ferai savoir ce que tu devras faire.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und gehe vor mir nach Gilgal hinab; und siehe, ich werde zu dir hinabkommen, um Brandopfer zu opfern, um Friedensopfer zu schlachten; sieben Tage sollst du warten, bis ich zu dir komme, und ich werde dir kundtun, was du tun sollst.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et descendes ante me in Galgala (ego quippe descendam ad te), ut offeras oblationem, et immoles victimas pacificas: septem diebus expectabis, donec veniam ad te, et ostendam tibi quid facias.