Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 7

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1 Samuel 7 . 1 , They of Kirjath-jearim bring the ark into the house of Abinadab , and sanctify Eleazar , his son to keep it; 1 Samuel 7 . 2 , After twenty years , 1 Samuel 7 . 3 , the Israelites , by Samuel’s means , solemnly repent at Mizpeh; 1 Samuel 7 . 7 , While Samuel prays and sacrifices , the Lord discomfits the Philistines by thunder at Eben-ezer; 1 Samuel 7 . 13 , The Philistines are subdued; 1 Samuel 7 . 15 , Samuel judges Israel.

1 Samuel 7:1

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 Samuel 7:1 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:2

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 mourned and sought after the LORD.

1 Samuel 7:2 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:3

Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of 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.”

1 Samuel 7:3 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:4

So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.

1 Samuel 7:4 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”

1 Samuel 7:5 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:6

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.

1 Samuel 7:6 · BSB

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Grotius says , that the pouring out of water means the shedding of tears; and the Targum reads , "And they poured out their hearts in penitence , as waters , before the Lord." Others suppose that it was done emblematically , to represent the contrition of their hearts , and their desire to wash away their past offences. But some learned men conceive that it was poured out as a libation , in token of joy , after they had fasted and confessed their sin , as they were wont to do in the feast of tabernacles. . See note on Numbers 29 . 35

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1 Samuel 7:7

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

1 Samuel 7:7 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:8

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.”

1 Samuel 7:8 · BSB

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etc. Heb. Be not silent from us from crying

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1 Samuel 7:9

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.

1 Samuel 7:9 · BSB

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heard or , answered

1 Samuel 7:10

As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

1 Samuel 7:10 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:11

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.

1 Samuel 7:11 · BSB

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This place was probably situated in the tribe of Dan. Josephus calls it ןססביןי the LXX ביטקןס Targum , Betḣsaron; Syriac and Arabic Betḣjasan; by which Houbigant supposes is meant Beth-shan

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1 Samuel 7:12

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.”

1 Samuel 7:12 · BSB

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that is , The stone of help

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1 Samuel 7:13

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.

1 Samuel 7:13 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:14

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.

1 Samuel 7:14 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:15

So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

1 Samuel 7:15 · BSB

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1 Samuel 7:16

Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.

1 Samuel 7:16 · BSB

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When he was at Bethel , the tribe of Ephraim and all the northern parts of the country could attend him; when at Gilgal , the tribe of Benjamin and those beyond Jordan could have easy access to him; and when at Mizpeh , he was within the reach of Judah , Simeon , and Gad , but at Ramah was the place of his ordinary abode; and there he held his court , for there he judged Israel , and as it is probable that Shiloh was destroyed , it is said

  • 1 Samuel 8:17 that there , i.e. , at Ramah , "he built an altar to the Lord."

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Heb. and he circuited

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1 Samuel 7:17

Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.

1 Samuel 7:17 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web4 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Echoes Acts 2:36 → 1 Samuel 7:2
Trajectories
Samuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge)
Chiasms
Shaped 1 Samuel 6:1–7:2, 1 Samuel 7:3–17
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