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Deliverance
from the Philistines |
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| 1 Samuel 7:1 |
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And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took
the ark of the LORD and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and
consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:2 |
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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. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:3 |
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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." |
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| 1 Samuel 7:4 |
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So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and
the Ashtaroth and served the LORD alone. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:5 |
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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 |
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They gathered to Mizpah, 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 sons of Israel at Mizpah. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:7 |
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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. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:8 |
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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." |
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| 1 Samuel 7:9 |
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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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| 1 Samuel 7:10 |
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Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering,
and the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the LORD thundered
with a great thunder on that day against the Philistines and confused them, so
that they were routed before Israel. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:11 |
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The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued
the Philistines, and struck them down as far as below Beth-car. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:12 |
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Then Samuel took a stone and set it between
Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far the LORD has helped
us." |
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| 1 Samuel 7:13 |
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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. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:14 |
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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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Samuel's
Ministry |
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| 1 Samuel 7:15 |
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Now Samuel judged Israel all the days of his
life. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:16 |
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He used to go annually on circuit to Bethel
and Gilgal and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places. |
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| 1 Samuel 7:17 |
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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. |
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