The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[willfollowsGod]

1 Samuel 6:20
New International Version (NIV)

And the people of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 6:21 (NASB)
[SUP]21 [/SUP] So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark of the LORD; come down and take it up to you."

 

[seed_time_harvest]

1 Samuel 7:1
King James Version(KJV)

1.)And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.

 

[mario1001]

1 Samuel 7:2 The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim a long time--twenty years in all. Then all the people of Israel turned back to the LORD.

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 7:3 (NASB)
[SUP]3 [/SUP] Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you return to the LORD with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your hearts to the LORD and serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines."

 

[mario1001]

1 Samuel 7:4 So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the LORD only.

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 7:5 (NASB)
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you."

 

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1 Samuel 7:6
King James Version(KJV)

6.)And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 7:7 (NASB)
[SUP]7 [/SUP] 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, they were afraid of the Philistines.

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 7:8 (NASB)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] Then the sons of Israel said to Samuel, "Do not cease to cry to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines."

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 7:9 (NASB)
[SUP]9 [/SUP] Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it for a whole burnt offering to the LORD; and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel and the LORD answered him.

 

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[seed_time_harvest]

1 Samuel 7:11
King James Version(KJV)

11.)And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.

 

[mario1001]

1 Samuel 7:12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far the LORD has helped us."

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 7:13 (NASB)
[SUP]13 [/SUP] So the Philistines were subdued and they did not come anymore within the border of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 7:14 (NASB)
[SUP]14 [/SUP] 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.

 

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[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 7:16 (NASB)
[SUP]16 [/SUP] He used to go annually on circuit to Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 7:17 (NASB)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] Then his return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and there he judged Israel; and he built there an altar to the LORD.

 

[willfollowsGod]

1 Samuel 8:1
New International Version (NIV)

​When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.