1 Samuel 7 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

1Sa 7:1

And the men^H376 of Kiriath-jearim^H7157 came^H935 and brought^H5927 the ark^H727 of Yahweh^H3068 up^H5927 and brought^H935 it into the house^H1004 of Abinadab^H41 on the hill^H1389 and set^H6942 apart^H6942 Eleazar^H499 his son^H1121 as^H6942 holy^H6942 in order to keep^H8104 the ark^H727 of Yahweh^H3068.

1Sa 7:2

1Sa 7:2Now it happened from the day when the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; it was twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.

Samuel Judges Israel

1Sa 7:3

Then Samuel^H8050 spoke^H559 to all^H3605 the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559, “If^H518 you are to return^H7725 to Yahweh^H3068 with all^H3605 your heart^H3824, then remove^H5493 the foreign^H5236 gods^H430 and the Ashtaroth^H6252 from among^H8432 you and set^H3559 your hearts^H3824 toward Yahweh^H3068 and serve^H5647 Him alone^H905; and He will deliver^H5337 you from the hand^H3027 of the Philistines^H6430.”

1Sa 7:4

1Sa 7:4So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served Yahweh alone.

1Sa 7:5

Then Samuel^H8050 said^H559, “Gather^H6908 all^H3605 Israel^H3478 to Mizpah^H4708, and I will pray^H6419 to Yahweh^H3068 for you.”

1Sa 7:6

1Sa 7:6And they gathered to Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before Yahweh and fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.

1Sa 7:7

Then the Philistines^H6430 heard^H8085 that the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 had gathered^H6908 to Mizpah^H4709. And the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 went^H5927 up^H5927 against^H413 Israel^H3478. Then the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 heard^H8085 it and were^H3372 afraid^H3372 of the Philistines^H6430.

1Sa 7:8

1Sa 7:8So the sons of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry out to Yahweh our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

1Sa 7:9

1Sa 7:9And Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh; and Samuel cried out to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.

1Sa 7:10

1Sa 7:10Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But Yahweh thundered with a great [fn]thunder on that day against the Philistines and confused them, so that they were [fn]defeated before Israel.

1Sa 7:11

1Sa 7:11So the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them down as far as below Beth-car.

1Sa 7:12

Then Samuel^H8050 took^H3947 a stone^H68 and set^H7760 it between^H996 Mizpah^H4709 and Shen^H8129, and he named^H7121^H8034 it [fn]Ebenezer^H72. And he said^H559, “Thus^H2008 far^H5704 Yahweh^H3068 has helped^H5826 us.”

1Sa 7:13

1Sa 7:13So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not come anymore within the border of Israel. And the hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

1Sa 7:14

1Sa 7:14And 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.

1Sa 7:15

Thus Samuel^H8050 judged^H8199 Israel^H3478 all^H3605 the days^H3117 of his life^H2416.