Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 11:14
(14) Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal.—This was the well-known sanctuary of that name, and was selected as the place of solemn assembly, no doubt, because it was in the now royal tribe of Benjamin. It is situated in the Jordan Valley, not far from Jericho, and has been the scene of many of the most striking events in Israelitic history.And renew the kingdom there.—There had been, as Samuel and Saul well remembered, many murmurings on the occasion of the original... read more
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 11:1-15
Saul subdues the AmmonitesThis chapter is entirely in the spirit of the narratives in Judges; from 1 Samuel 11:15, it seems to be independent of 1 Samuel 10 but 1 Samuel 11:12 points back to 1 Samuel 10:27, which is perhaps distinct from 1 Samuel 10:17-24 even the ceremony at Grilgal may have been a’ renewal’ (1 Samuel 11:10), in the renewed popular enthusiasm, of the ceremony at Mizpeh. But see on 1 Samuel 12:12.1. Nahash] It is very doubtful if this is the Nahash of 2 Samuel 10:2. 3. Come... read more