Saul Confirmed as King

1 Samuel 11:1-15 

Key Verse 1 Samuel 11:15a

So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the Lord. 

Read verses 1-3. What did Nahash the Ammonite do to Jabesh Gilead? (1a) What did all the men of Jabesh in Gilead ask him? (1b) What treaty did Nahash suggest to them? (2a) Why? (2b) What did the elders of Jabesh ask him? (3)

Read verses 4-8. How did people of Israel respond when the messengers came to Gibeah? (4) What was Saul doing when he heard about Jabesh Gilead? (5) What happened to Saul when he heard the news? (6) What did he do with oxen and why? (7a) What happened to the people and how did they respond? (7b) How many men of Israel and Judah joined Saul? (8)

Read verses 9-11. What did they tell the messengers regarding Jabesh Gilead and how did the men of Jabesh respond to the news? (9) What did men of Jabesh say to the Ammonites? (10) How did Saul attack the camp of the Ammonites? (11a)  What was the result? (11b)

 

Read verses 12-15. After the victory, what did people say to Samuel? (12) What was Saul’s response? (13) What did Samuel say to the people? (14) What did all the people do? (15)