NASB — 1 Samuel 7 — KJV

Deliverance from the Philistines

1 And the men° of Kiriath-jearim° came° and took° the ark° of the LORD° and abrought° 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] a2S 6:3, 4

3 ¶ Then Samuel° spoke° to all° the house° of Israel°, saying°, “aIf° you return° to the LORD° with all° your heart°, bremove° the foreign° gods° and the cAshtaroth° from among° you and ddirect° your hearts° to the LORD° and eserve° 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] a1K 8:48; Is 55:7; Ho 6:1; Jol 2:12-14 bGn 35:2; Jsh 24:14, 23; Jg 10:16 cJg 2:13; 1S 31:10 dDt 13:4; 2Ch 19:3 eDt 6:13; 10:20; 13:4; Jsh 24:14; Mt 4:10; Lk 4:8

5 ¶ Then Samuel° said°, “Gather° all° Israel° to aMizpah° and bI will pray° to the LORD° for you.” 6 They gathered° to Mizpah°, and drew° water° and apoured° it out before° the LORD°, and bfasted° on that day° and said° there°, “cWe have sinned° against the LORD°.” And Samuel° judged° the sons° of Israel° at Mizpah°.

[5] aJg 10:17; 20:1 b1S 8:6; 12:17-19
[6] a1S 1:15; Ps 62:8; Lm 2:19 bLv 16:29; Ne 9:1 cJg 10:10; 1K 8:47; Ps 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, athey were afraid° of the Philistines°. 8 Then the sons° of Israel° said° to Samuel°, “aDo 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° aa suckling° lamb° and offered° it for a whole° burnt° offering° to the LORD°; and Samuel° cried° to the LORD° for Israel° and bthe LORD° answered° him. 10 Now Samuel° was offering° up the burnt° offering°, and the Philistines° drew° near° to battle° against Israel°. But athe LORD° thundered° with a great° Ithunder° on that day° against° the Philistines° and bconfused° them, so that they were IIrouted° 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] a1S 13:6; 17:11
[8] a1S 12:19-24; Is 37:4
[9] aLv 22:27 bPs 99:6; Jr 15:1
[10] ILit voice IILit smitten a1S 2:10; 2S 22:14, 15; Ps 29:3, 4 bJsh 10:10; Ps 18:14

12 ¶ Then Samuel° atook° a stone° and set° it between° Mizpah° and Shen°, and named°° it IEbenezer°, saying°, “Thus° far° the LORD° has helped° us.” 13 aSo the Philistines° were subdued° and bthey 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 athe Amorites°.

[12] II.e. The stone of help aGn 35:14; Jsh 4:9; 24:26
[13] aJg 13:1-15 b1S 13:5
[14] aNu 13:29; Jsh 10:5-10

Samuel’s Ministry

15 ¶ Now Samuel° ajudged° Israel° all° the days° of his life°. 16 He used to go° annually°° on circuit° to aBethel° and bGilgal° and cMizpah°, and he judged° Israel° in all° these° places°. 17 Then his return° [was] to aRamah°, for his house° [was] there°, and there° he judged° Israel°; and he bbuilt° there° an altar° to the LORD°.

[15] a1S 7:6
[16] aGn 28:19; 35:6 bJsh 5:9, 10 c1S 7:5
[17] a1S 1:1, 19; 2:11 bJg 21:4


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They of Kirjath-Jearim bring the Ark into the house of Abinadab, and sanctify Eleazar his son to keep it.

1 ¶ And the men¹² of Kirjathjearimº came,ºª and fetched upºª² the arkº of the LORD,º and broughtºª it into² the houseº of Abinadabº in the hill,º and sanctifiedºª Eleazarº his sonº to keepºª² the arkº of the LORD.º

[1] Jsh 18:14; 1S 6:21; 2S 6:2, 3; 1Ch 13:5, 7; Ps 132:6; Is 52:11.

After twenty years

2 And it came to pass,² whileº² the arkº abodeºª in Kirjathjearim,º that the timeº was long;ºª for it was² twentyº years:º and all² the houseº of Israelº lamentedºª afterº the LORD.º

[2] Jg 2:4; Jr 3:13, 22; 31:9; Zc 12:10; Mt 5:4; 2Co 7:10.

the Israelites, by Samuel's means, solemnly repent at Mizpeh.

3 ¶ And Samuelº spakeºª unto² all² the houseº of Israel,º saying,ºª If² ye² do returnºª unto² the LORDº with all² your hearts,º [then] put awayºª² the strangeº godsº and Ashtarothº from amongº² you, and prepareºª your heartsº unto² the LORD,º and serveºª him only:² and he will deliverºª you out of the handº² of the Philistines.º 4 Then the childrenº of Israelº did put awayºª² Baalimº and Ashtaroth,º and servedºª² the LORDº only.² 5 And Samuelº said,ºª Gatherºª² all² Israelº to Mizpeh,¹² and I will prayºª for² you unto² the LORD.º 6 And they gathered togetherºª to Mizpeh,º and drewºª water,º and poured [it] outºª beforeº the LORD,º and fastedºª on that² day,º and saidºª there,² We have sinnedºª against the LORD.º And Samuelº judgedºª² the childrenº of Israelº in Mizpeh.¹² 7 And when the Philistinesº heardºª that² the childrenº of Israelº were gathered togetherºª to Mizpeh,¹² the lordsº of the Philistinesº went upºª against² Israel.º And when the childrenº of Israelº heardºª [it], they were afraidºª ofº² the Philistines.º 8 And the childrenº of Israelº saidºª to² Samuel,º Ceaseºª not² to cryºª² unto² the LORDº our Godº for² us, that he will saveºª us out of the handº² of the Philistines.º

[3] Gn 35:2; Dt 6:13; 10:20; 13:4; 30:2, 6; Jsh 24:14, 23; Jg 2:13; 10:6; 1K 8:48; 1Ch 22:19; 28:9; 2Ch 30:19; Jb 11:13; Pv 16:1; Is 55:7; Jr 4:3; Ezk 18:31; Ho 6:1; 14:1; Jol 2:12; Mt 4:10; 6:24; 15:8; Lk 4:8; Jn 4:24.
[4] Jg 2:11, 13; 10:15; 1K 11:33; Ho 14:3, 8.
[5] Jsh 15:38; Jg 20:1; 1S 7:12, 16; 10:17; 12:23; 2K 25:23; Ne 9:1; Jol 2:16.
[6] Lv 26:40; Nu 29:35; Jg 3:10; 10:10; 1S 1:15; 2S 14:14; 1K 8:47; 2Ch 20:3; Ezr 8:21; 9:5; Ne 9:1, 27; Jb 16:20; 33:27; 40:4; 42:6; Ps 6:6; 38:3; 42:3; 106:6; 119:136; Jr 3:13; 9:1; 31:19; Lm 2:11, 18; 3:49; Ezk 20:4; Dn 9:3; Jol 2:12; Jna 3:1; Lk 15:18.
[7] Ex 14:10; 1S 13:6; 17:11; 2Ch 20:3.
[8] 1S 12:19; Is 37:4; 62:1, 6; Jm 5:16.

While Samuel prayeth and sacrificeth, the LORD discomfiteth the Philistines by thunder at Eben-ezer.

9 ¶ And Samuelº tookºª aº suckingº lamb,º and offeredºª [it for] a burnt offeringº whollyº unto the LORD:º and Samuelº criedºª unto² the LORDº for² Israel;º and the LORDº heardºª him. 10 And as Samuelº was² offering upºª the burnt offering,º the Philistinesº drew nearºª to battleº against Israel:º but the LORDº thunderedºª with a greatº thunderº on that² dayº upon² the Philistines,º and discomfitedºª them; and they were smittenºª beforeº Israel.º 11 And the men¹² of Israelº went outºª of² Mizpeh,º and pursuedºª² the Philistines,º and smoteºª them, until² [they came] under²² Bethcar.º 12 Then Samuelº tookºª aº stone,º and setºª [it] between² Mizpehº and Shen,º and calledºª² the nameº of it Ebenezer,º saying,ºª Hitherto²² hath the LORDº helpedºª us.

[9] Jg 6:26, 28; 1S 6:14; 7:17; 9:12; 10:8; 16:2; 1K 18:30; Ps 50:15; 99:6; Jr 15:1; Jm 5:16.
[10] Ex 9:23; Dt 20:3; Jsh 10:10; Jg 4:15; 5:8, 20; 1S 2:10; 12:17; Ps 18:11; 77:16; 97:3; Zc 4:6; Rv 16:18.
[11] 1S 7:11.
[12] Gn 22:14; 28:18; 31:45; 35:14; Ex 17:15; Jsh 4:9, 20; 24:26; 1S 4:1; 5:1; Ps 71:6, 17; Is 19:19; 46:3; Ac 26:22; 2Co 1:10.

The Philistines are subdued.

13 ¶ So the Philistinesº were subdued,ºª and they cameºª no² moreºª² into the coastº of Israel:º and the handº of the LORDº was² against the Philistinesº all² the daysº of Samuel.º 14 And the citiesº which² the Philistinesº had takenºª from²² Israelº were restoredºª to Israel,º from Ekronº² even unto² Gath;º and the coastsº thereof did Israelº deliverºª out of the handsº² of the Philistines.º And there was² peaceº between² Israelº and the Amorites.º

[13] Jg 13:1; 1S 13:1; 14:6, 20; 17:49; 28:3; 31:1.
[14] Dt 7:2, 16; Jg 4:17; Ps 106:34.

Samuel peaceably and religiously judgeth Israel.

15 And Samuelº judgedºª² Israelº all² the daysº of his life.º 16 And he wentºª fromº² yearº to yearº in circuitºª to Bethel,º and Gilgal,º and Mizpeh,º and judgedºª² Israelº in² all² those² places.º 17 And his returnº [was] to Ramah;º for² there² [was] his house;º and there² he judgedºª² Israel;º and there² he builtºª an altarº unto the LORD.º

[15] Jg 2:16; 3:10; 1S 7:6; 12:1; 25:1; Ac 13:20.
[16] Jg 5:10; 10:4; 12:14; 1S 8:17; Ps 75:2; 82:3.
[17] Gn 12:7; 33:20; 35:7; Jg 21:5; 1S 1:1, 19; 8:4; 11:15; 19:18; 1K 18:30.


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