12 Then the people asked Samuel, “Who said that Saul shouldn’t rule us? Let us have them, and we’ll kill them.”
13 But Saul said, “No one will be killed today, because today the Lord saved Israel.”
14 Samuel told the troops, “Come, let’s go to Gilgal and there acknowledge ⌊Saul’s⌋ kingship.”
15 Then all the troops went to Gilgal, and there in the Lord’s presence, they confirmed Saul as their king. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings to the Lord. Saul and all of Israel’s soldiers celebrated.