"And you shall godownbeforeme to Gilgal;and behold,I will comedownto you to offerburntofferingsand sacrificepeaceofferings.You shall waitsevendaysuntilI cometo you and showyou whatyou should do."
Then Shimeithe sonof Gera,the Benjamitewhowas from Bahurim,hurriedand camedownwith the menof Judahto meetKingDavid.
From the sacrificeof peaceofferingshe shall bringas an offeringby fireto the LORD,its fat,the entirefattailwhich he shall removecloseto the backbone,and the fatthat coversthe entrailsand allthe fatthat is on the entrails,
Now the peoplecameup from the Jordanon the tenthof the firstmonthand campedat Gilgalon the easternedgeof Jericho.
AllIsraelheardthe newsthat Saulhad smittenthe garrisonof the Philistines,and alsothat Israelhad becomeodiousto the Philistines.The peoplewere then summonedto Saulat Gilgal.
But Samuelsaid,"As your swordhas madewomenchildless,soshall your motherbe childlessamongwomen."And SamuelhewedAgagto piecesbeforethe LORDat Gilgal.
