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I
Samuel
Chapter
7
1
And the men of Kirjathjearim came,
and
fetched up the ark of Jehovah/God,
and
brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill,
and
sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah/God.
2
And it came to pass,
while
the ark abode in Kirjathjearim,
that
the time was long; for it was twenty years
and
all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah/God.
3
And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying,
If
you do return unto Jehovah/God with all your hearts/'right lobes',
then
put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you,
and
prepare your hearts unto Jehovah/God,
and
serve him only
and
he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
4
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth,
and
served Jehovah/God only.
5
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh,
and
I will pray for you unto Jehovah/God.
6
And they gathered together to Mizpeh,
and
drew water, and poured it out before Jehovah/God,
and
fasted on that day, and said there,
We
have sinned against Jehovah/God.
And
Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
7
And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel
were
gathered together to Mizpeh,
lords
of the Philistines went up against Israel.
And
when the children of Israel heard it,
they
were afraid of the Philistines.
8
And the children of Israel said to Samuel,
Cease
not to cry unto Jehovah/God
our
'Elohiym/Godhead for us,
that
he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
9
And Samuel took a sucking lamb,
and
offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto Jehovah/God
and
Samuel cried unto Jehovah/God for Israel;
and
Jehovah/God heard him.
10
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering,
the
Philistines drew near to battle against Israel
but
Jehovah/God thundered with a great thunder
on
that day upon the Philistines,
and
discomfited them;
and
they were smitten before Israel.
11
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh,
and
pursued the Philistines, and smote them,
until
they came under Bethcar.
12
Then Samuel took a stone,
and
set it between Mizpeh and Shen,
and
called the name of it Ebenezer, saying,
Hitherto
has Jehovah/God helped us.
13
So the Philistines were subdued,
and
they came no more into the coast of Israel
and
the hand of Jehovah/God
was
against the Philistines
all
the days of Samuel.
14
And the cities which the Philistines
had
taken from Israel were restored to Israel,
from
Ekron even unto Gath;
and
the coasts thereof did Israel deliver
out
of the hands of the Philistines.
And
there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15
And Samuel judged/ruled Israel all the days of his life.
16
And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel,
and
Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
17
And his return was to Ramah;
for
there was his house;
and
there he judged/ruled Israel;
and
there he built an altar unto Jehovah/God.
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