1 Samuel Chapter 7 Back Next{7:1} The men of
Kiriath Jearim came, and fetched up the
ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of
Abinadab in the
hill, and sanctified
Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Yahweh.
{7:2} It happened, from the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of
Israel lamented after Yahweh.
{7:3} Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you do return to Yahweh with all your
heart, then put away the foreign gods and the
Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
{7:4} Then the children of Israel removed the
Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.
{7:5} Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Yahweh."
{7:6} They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and
fasted on that day, and said there, "We have sinned against Yahweh." Samuel
judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
{7:7} When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
{7:8} The children of Israel said to Samuel, "Don't cease to cry to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines."
{7:9} Samuel took a suckling
lamb, and offered it for a whole
burnt offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him.
{7:10} As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.
{7:11} The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came under
Beth Kar.
{7:12} Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name
Ebenezer, saying, "Yahweh helped us until now."
{7:13} So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel. The hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
{7:14} The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from
Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the
Amorites.
{7:15} Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
{7:16} He went from year to year in
circuit to
Bethel and
Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
{7:17} His return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an
altar to Yahweh.
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