1 Samuel 7

1The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep Yahweh’s ark.Cross-references: Josh 18:14 · 1Sam 6:21 · 2Sam 6:2 · 1Chr 13:5 · Ps 132:6 · Isa 52:11

2From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long—for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.Cross-references: Judg 2:4 · Jer 3:13 · Jer 3:22 · Jer 31:9 · Zech 12:10 · Matt 5:4 · +1 more

3Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”Cross-references: Gen 35:2 · Deut 6:13 · Deut 10:20 · Deut 13:4 · Deut 30:2 · Josh 24:14 · +23 more

4Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.Cross-references: Judg 2:11 · Judg 2:13 · Judg 10:15 · 1Ki 11:33 · Hos 14:3 · Hos 14:8

5Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”Cross-references: Josh 15:38 · Judg 20:1 · 1Sam 7:12 · 1Sam 7:16 · 1Sam 10:17 · 1Sam 12:23 · +3 more

6They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh.” Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.Cross-references: Lev 26:40 · Judg 3:10 · Judg 10:10 · 1Sam 1:15 · 2Sam 14:14 · 1Ki 8:47 · +26 more

7When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.Cross-references: Ex 14:10 · 1Sam 13:6 · 1Sam 17:11 · 2Chr 20:3

8The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”Cross-references: 1Sam 12:19 · Isa 37:4 · Isa 62:1 · Isa 62:6 · James 5:16

9Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.Cross-references: Judg 6:26 · Judg 6:28 · 1Sam 6:14 · 1Sam 7:17 · 1Sam 9:12 · 1Sam 10:8 · +6 more

10As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines came near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.Cross-references: Ex 9:23 · Deut 20:3 · Josh 10:10 · Judg 4:15 · Judg 5:8 · Judg 5:20 · +8 more

11The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them until they came under Beth Kar.

12Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”Cross-references: Gen 22:14 · Gen 28:18 · Gen 31:45 · Gen 35:14 · Ex 17:15 · Josh 4:9 · +10 more

13So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. Yahweh’s hand was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.Cross-references: Judg 13:1 · Judg 13:5 · 1Sam 13:1 · 1Sam 14:6 · 1Sam 14:20 · 1Sam 17:49 · +2 more

14The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites.Cross-references: Deut 7:2 · Deut 7:16 · Judg 4:17 · Ps 106:34

15Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.Cross-references: Judg 2:16 · Judg 3:10 · 1Sam 7:6 · 1Sam 12:1 · 1Sam 12:11 · 1Sam 25:1 · +1 more

16He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.Cross-references: Judg 5:10 · Judg 10:4 · Judg 12:14 · Ps 75:2 · Ps 82:3

17His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to Yahweh there.Cross-references: Gen 12:7 · Gen 33:20 · Gen 35:7 · Judg 21:4 · 1Sam 1:1 · 1Sam 1:19 · +4 more