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1 Samuel 7 Literal Standard Version

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1 And the men of Kirjath-Jearim come and bring up the Ark of YHWH, and bring it into the house of Abinadab, in the height, and they have sanctified his son Eleazar to keep the Ark of YHWH.
1 The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep Yahweh’s ark.
2 And it comes to pass, from the day of the dwelling of the Ark in Kirjath-Jearim, that the days are multiplied—indeed, they are twenty years—and all the house of Israel wails after YHWH.
2 From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long—for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.
3 And Samuel speaks to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are turning back to YHWH with all your heart—turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart for YHWH, and serve Him only, and He delivers you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
3 Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning 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.”
4 And the sons of Israel turn aside the Ba‘alim and Ashtaroth, and serve YHWH alone;
4 Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.
5 and Samuel says, “Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I pray to YHWH for you.”
5 Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
6 And they are gathered to Mizpeh, and draw water, and pour out before YHWH, and fast on that day, and say there, “We have sinned against YHWH”; and Samuel judges the sons of Israel in Mizpeh.
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 And the Philistines hear that the sons of Israel have gathered themselves to Mizpeh; and the princes of the Philistines go up against Israel, and the sons of Israel hear, and are afraid of the presence of the Philistines.
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.
8 And the sons of Israel say to Samuel, “Do not keep silent for us from crying to our God YHWH, and He saves us out of the hand of the Philistines.”
8 The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”
9 And Samuel takes a fat lamb, and causes it to go up—a whole burnt-offering to YHWH; and Samuel cries to YHWH for Israel, and YHWH answers him;
9 Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.
10 and Samuel is causing the burnt-offering to go up—and the Philistines have drawn near to battle against Israel—and YHWH thunders with a great noise, on that day, on the Philistines, and troubles them, and they are struck before Israel.
10 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines came 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.
11 And the men of Israel go out from Mizpeh, and pursue the Philistines, and strike them to the place of Beth-Car.
11 The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them until they came under Beth Kar.
12 And Samuel takes a stone, and sets [it] between Mizpeh and Shen, and calls its name Eben-Ezer, saying, “Until now YHWH has helped us.”
12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”
13 And the Philistines are humbled, and have not added anymore to come into the border of Israel, and the hand of YHWH is on the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. Yahweh’s hand was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 And the cities which the Philistines have taken from Israel are restored to Israel—from Ekron even to Gath—and Israel has delivered their border out of the hand of the Philistines; and there is peace between Israel and the Amorite.
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.
15 And Samuel judges Israel all the days of his life,
15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 and he has gone from year to year, and gone around Beth-El, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel [in] all these places;
16 He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
17 and his returning [is] to Ramath, for his house [is] there, and he has judged Israel there, and he builds an altar to YHWH there.
17 His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to Yahweh there.

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  • Abinadab

    Keeper of the ark's house

    The men of Kiriath-jearim brought the ark of the LORD into his house on the hill, where his son Eleazar guarded it; his sons Uzzah and Ahio later guided the new cart that carried…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 7:1; 2 Samuel 6:3; 1 Chronicles 13:7

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  • Eleazar

    Consecrated to guard the ark

    Consecrated by the men of Kiriath-jearim to guard the ark of the LORD in his father Abinadab's house on the hill.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 7:1

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  • Samuel

    Prophet, judge and kingmaker

    Born to Hannah in answer to prayer and dedicated to the LORD at Shiloh, he was confirmed as a prophet, judged Israel all his life, anointed Saul and then David, and was buried at…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 3:20; 1 Samuel 7:15

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Cross references (16)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 2 Samuel 6:2–4; Isaiah 52:11; 1 Samuel 6:21; Joshua 18:14; 1 Chronicles 13:5–7
  2. 2 Jeremiah 3:13; Jeremiah 31:9; 2 Corinthians 7:10–11; Judges 2:4; Zechariah 12:10–11
  3. 3 Luke 4:8; Deuteronomy 13:4; Matthew 4:10; Deuteronomy 6:13; Isaiah 55:7
  4. 4 Hosea 14:8; Hosea 14:3; Judges 2:13; 1 Kings 11:33; Judges 10:15–16
  5. 5 Judges 20:1; 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Samuel 7:16; 1 Samuel 10:17; 1 Samuel 7:12
  6. 6 2 Samuel 14:14; 1 Samuel 1:15; Judges 10:10; Psalm 106:6; Psalm 62:8
  7. 7 1 Samuel 17:11; 1 Samuel 13:6; Exodus 14:10; 2 Chronicles 20:3
  8. 8 Isaiah 37:4; James 5:16; 1 Samuel 12:19–24; Isaiah 62:1; Isaiah 62:6–7
  9. 9 Jeremiah 15:1; Psalm 99:6; 1 Samuel 7:17; Psalm 50:15; 1 Samuel 16:2
  10. 10 1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Samuel 12:17; 2 Samuel 22:14–15; Judges 5:20; Joshua 10:10
  11. 12 2 Corinthians 1:10; Joshua 4:9; Acts 26:22; Genesis 22:14; Genesis 35:14
  12. 13 Judges 13:1; 1 Samuel 17:49–53; 1 Samuel 31:1–7; 1 Samuel 14:20–23; 1 Samuel 13:1–5
  13. 14 Psalm 106:34; Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 7:16; Judges 4:17
  14. 15 1 Samuel 7:6; Acts 13:20–21; Judges 2:16; 1 Samuel 12:1; 1 Samuel 25:1
  15. 16 Psalm 75:2; Psalm 82:3–4; Judges 10:4; Judges 5:10; Judges 12:14
  16. 17 1 Samuel 1:19; 1 Samuel 8:4; 1 Samuel 1:1; Genesis 33:20; Genesis 35:7

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What the Fathers said

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 7:9–12 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVII, Chapters 7–8)

    … were confused, and fell before Israel and were overcome; [then] he took one stone and set it up between the old and new Massephat [Mizpeh], and called its name Ebenezer, which means "the stone of the helper," and said, "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." Massephat is interpreted "desire." That stone of the helper is the mediation of the Saviour, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)