1 Samuel · Majority Standard Bible
1 Samuel 7 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
1 Y VINIERON los de Chîriath-jearim, y llevaron el arca de Jehová, y metiéronla en casa de Abinadab, [situada] en el collado; y santificaron á Eleazar su hijo, para que guardase el arca de Jehová.
2 And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mournfully sought the LORD.
2 Y aconteció que desde el día que llegó el arca á Chîriath-jearim pasaron muchos días, veinte años; y toda la casa de Israel lamentaba en pos de Jehová.
3 Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
3 Y habló Samuel á toda la casa de Israel, diciendo: Si de todo vuestro corazón os volvéis á Jehová, quitad los dioses ajenos y á Astaroth de entre vosotros, y preparad vuestro corazón á Jehová, y á sólo él servid, y os librará de mano de los Filisteos.
4 So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.
4 Entonces los hijos de Israel quitaron á los Baales y á Astaroth, y sirvieron á solo Jehová.
5 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”
5 Y Samuel dijo: Juntad á todo Israel en Mizpa, y yo oraré por vosotros á Jehová.
6 When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
6 Y juntándose en Mizpa, sacaron agua, y derramáronla delante de Jehová, y ayunaron aquel día, y dijeron allí: Contra Jehová hemos pecado. Y juzgó Samuel á los hijos de Israel en Mizpa.
7 When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines
7 Y oyendo los Filisteos que los hijos de Israel estaban reunidos en Mizpa, subieron los príncipes de los Filisteos contra Israel: lo cual como hubieron oído los hijos de Israel, tuvieron temor de los Filisteos.
8 and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
8 Y dijeron los hijos de Israel á Samuel: No ceses de clamar por nosotros á Jehová nuestro Dios, que nos guarde de mano de los filisteos.
9 Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.
9 Y Samuel tomó un cordero de leche, y sacrificólo entero á Jehová en holocausto: y clamó Samuel á Jehová por Israel, y Jehová le oyó.
10 As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
10 Y aconteció que estando Samuel sacrificando el holocausto, los Filisteos llegaron para pelear con los hijos de Israel. Mas Jehová tronó aquel día con grande estruendo sobre los Filisteos, y desbaratólos, y fueron vencidos delante de Israel.
11 Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.
11 Y saliendo los hijos de Israel de Mizpa, siguieron á los Filisteos, hiriéndolos hasta abajo de Beth-car.
12 Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
12 Tomó luego Samuel una piedra, y púsola entre Mizpa y Sen, y púsole por nombre Eben-ezer, diciendo: Hasta aquí nos ayudó Jehová.
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
13 Fueron pues los Filisteos humillados, que no vinieron más al término de Israel; y la mano de Jehová fué contra los Filisteos todo el tiempo de Samuel.
14 The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.
14 Y fueron restituídas á los hijos de Israel las ciudades que los Filisteos habían tomado á los Israelitas, desde Ecrón hasta Gath, con sus términos: é Israel las libró de mano de los Filisteos. Y hubo paz entre Israel y el Amorrheo.
15 So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
15 Y juzgó Samuel á Israel todo el tiempo que vivió.
16 Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.
16 Y todos los años iba y daba vuelta á Beth-el, y á Gilgal, y á Mizpa, y juzgaba á Israel en todos estos lugares.
17 Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
17 Volvíase después á Rama, porque allí estaba su casa, y allí juzgaba á Israel; y edificó allí altar á Jehová.
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Eleazar
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
Samuel
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
Cross references (16)
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- 1 2 Samuel 6:2–4; Isaiah 52:11; 1 Samuel 6:21; Joshua 18:14; 1 Chronicles 13:5–7
- 2 Jeremiah 3:13; Jeremiah 31:9; 2 Corinthians 7:10–11; Judges 2:4; Zechariah 12:10–11
- 3 Luke 4:8; Deuteronomy 13:4; Matthew 4:10; Deuteronomy 6:13; Isaiah 55:7
- 4 Hosea 14:8; Hosea 14:3; Judges 2:13; 1 Kings 11:33; Judges 10:15–16
- 5 Judges 20:1; 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Samuel 7:16; 1 Samuel 10:17; 1 Samuel 7:12
- 6 2 Samuel 14:14; 1 Samuel 1:15; Judges 10:10; Psalm 106:6; Psalm 62:8
- 7 1 Samuel 17:11; 1 Samuel 13:6; Exodus 14:10; 2 Chronicles 20:3
- 8 Isaiah 37:4; James 5:16; 1 Samuel 12:19–24; Isaiah 62:1; Isaiah 62:6–7
- 9 Jeremiah 15:1; Psalm 99:6; 1 Samuel 7:17; Psalm 50:15; 1 Samuel 16:2
- 10 1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Samuel 12:17; 2 Samuel 22:14–15; Judges 5:20; Joshua 10:10
- 12 2 Corinthians 1:10; Joshua 4:9; Acts 26:22; Genesis 22:14; Genesis 35:14
- 13 Judges 13:1; 1 Samuel 17:49–53; 1 Samuel 31:1–7; 1 Samuel 14:20–23; 1 Samuel 13:1–5
- 14 Psalm 106:34; Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 7:16; Judges 4:17
- 15 1 Samuel 7:6; Acts 13:20–21; Judges 2:16; 1 Samuel 12:1; 1 Samuel 25:1
- 16 Psalm 75:2; Psalm 82:3–4; Judges 10:4; Judges 5:10; Judges 12:14
- 17 1 Samuel 1:19; 1 Samuel 8:4; 1 Samuel 1:1; Genesis 33:20; Genesis 35:7
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… 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, …
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