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1 Samuel, Chapter 7

¹ And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the LORD and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. ² From the day that the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, the time was long, for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.	1 Sa2 6:3 Sa2 6:4
³ Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the LORD with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your hearts to the LORD and serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” ⁴ So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served the LORD alone.	3 Ki1 8:48 Isa 55:7 Hos 6:1 Joe 2:12-14 Gen 35:2 Jos 24:14 Jos 24:23 Jdg 10:16 Jdg 2:13 Sa1 31:10 Deu 13:4 Ch2 19:3 Deu 6:13 Deu 10:20 Deu 13:4 Jos 24:14 Mat 4:10 Luk 4:8
⁵ Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you.” ⁶ They gathered to Mizpah, and drew water and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.	5 Jdg 10:17 Jdg 20:1 Sa1 8:6 Sa1 12:17-19 6 Sa1 1:15 Psa 62:8 Ljr 2:19 Lev 16:29 Neh 9:1 Jdg 10:10 Ki1 8:47 Psa 106:6
⁷ Now when the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. ⁸ Then the sons of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” ⁹ Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it for a whole burnt offering to the LORD; and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel and the LORD answered him. ¹⁰ Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the LORD thundered with a great^a Lit voicethunder on that day against the Philistines and confused them, so that they were^b Lit smittenrouted before Israel. ¹¹ The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them down as far as below Beth-car.	7 Sa1 13:6 Sa1 17:11 8 Sa1 12:19-24 Isa 37:4 9 Lev 22:27 Psa 99:6 Jer 15:1 10 Sa1 2:10 Sa2 22:14 Sa2 22:15 Psa 29:3 Psa 29:4 Jos 10:10 Psa 18:14
¹² Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it^c I.e. The stone of helpEbenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” ¹³ So the Philistines were subdued and they did not come anymore within the border of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. ¹⁴ The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. So there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.	12 Gen 35:14 Jos 4:9 Jos 24:26 13 Jdg 13:1-15 Sa1 13:5 14 Num 13:29 Jos 10:5-10
¹⁵ Now Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. ¹⁶ He used to go annually on circuit to Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places. ¹⁷ Then his return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and there he judged Israel; and he built there an altar to the LORD.	15 Sa1 7:6 16 Gen 28:19 Gen 35:6 Jos 5:9 Jos 5:10 Sa1 7:5 17 Sa1 1:1 Sa1 1:19 Sa1 2:11 Jdg 21:4


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