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1 Samuel 10:8

Gilgal
Waiting on God

6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

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

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.

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.

10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

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BSB
And 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.”
KJV
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.
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.”
ASV
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 unto thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.
DARBY
And 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.
BLB
And you shall go down before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait until I come to you and show you what you should do.
ÅB
Gå du før meg ned til Gilgal, så skal jeg komme ned til deg for å ofre brennoffer og takkoffer; syv dager skal du bie, inntil jeg kommer til deg, og da skal jeg la deg få vite hva du skal gjøre.
OTB
Du skal gå ned foran meg til Gilgal. Og se, jeg vil komme ned til deg for å ofre brennoffer og for å ofre fredsoffer. Du skal vente syv dager til jeg kommer til deg og viser deg hva du skal gjøre."
B1930
Gå du før mig ned til Gilgal, så skal jeg komme ned til dig for å ofre brennoffer og takkoffer; syv dager skal du bie, inntil jeg kommer til dig, og da skal jeg la dig få vite hvad du skal gjøre.

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  • 1 Samuel 11:14–15

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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