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Some Hebrews even crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.

Saul was still in Gilgal, and all of the people who were following him trembled with fear. He waited for seven days, the time period that Samuel had established, and yet Samuel had not yet arrived. The people began to drift away. [a]So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offerings and the peace offerings,” and he offered up the burnt offerings. Read full chapter

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  1. 1 Samuel 13:9 Saul became impatient and took matters in his own hands by offering sacrifice himself, instead of waiting for a priest as prescribed by the law. His disobedience did not sit well with Samuel or with the Lord.