⁷ It shall be when these signs come to you, ^(A)do for yourself what ^[a]the occasion requires, for ^(B)God is with you. ⁸ And ^(C)you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and ^(D)sacrifice peace offerings. ^(E)You shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you should do.”

⁹ Then it happened when he turned his back to leave Samuel, God ^(F)changed ^[b]his heart; and all those signs came about on that day.

³ Then he gave a ^[a]sign the same day, saying, “^(A)This is the ^[b]sign which the Lord has spoken, ‘Behold, the altar shall be split apart and the ^[c]ashes which are on it shall be poured out.’”