CHAPTER XVI.
_ SAMUEL'S VINDICATION OF HIMSELF._
1 Samuel 12:1.
IT was a different audience that Samuel had to address at Gilgal from
either that which came to him to Ram ah to ask for a king, or that
which assembled at Mizpeh to elect one. To both of these assemblies he
had solemnly conveyed his... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XVII.
_ SAMUEL'S DEALINGS WITH THE PEOPLE._
1 Samuel 12:6.
2. HAVING vindicated himself (in the first five verses of this
chapter, 1 Samuel 12:1), Samuel now proceeds to his second point, and
takes the people in hand. But before proceeding to close quarters with
them, he gives a brief rev... [ Continue Reading ]