1 Samuel 7:16

And he went from year to year in circuit,.... As judges do; or "from the year in the year" (r) from the time of the year in the year, as the Targum, from the middle of it, that is, every half year;…

Gilgal - It is uncertain whether Gilgal in the valley of the Jordan, or the modern Jiljulieh, the Gilgal of 2Ki 2:1; 2Ki 4:38, be meant; but far more probably the former (see 1Sa 11:14 and note).

He went from year to year in circuit - When he was at Beth-el, the tribe of Ephraim, and all the northern parts of the country, could attend him; when at Gilgal, the tribe of Benjamin, and those…

We have here a short account of the further good services that Samuel did to Israel. Having parted them from their idols, and brought them home to their God, he had put them into a capacity of…

to Beth-el About 8 miles N. of Jerusalem the ruins of Beitînmark the site of the ancient city of Beth-el, formerly the royal Canaanite city Luz(Gen 28:19), at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai.…