Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
Then
the men of Kiriath-jearim
came for
the ark of the LORD and took
it into Abinadab’s
house on
the hill .
And they
consecrated
his son Eleazar
to guard
the ark of the LORD.
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.
And from
that
day
a
long
time
passed
, twenty
years
in all
, as
the ark
remained
at
Kiriath-jearim.
And all the house of Israel mourned
and
sought
after the LORD.
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 the LORD.
Then
Samuel said
to
all the house of Israel, “
If you
are
returning
to
the LORD with all your hearts, then rid
yourselves
of
the foreign
gods and Ashtoreths
among you, prepare your hearts for
the LORD, and serve Him only .
And He will deliver you from
the hand of the Philistines. ”
And
Samuel spake
unto
all the house of Israel, saying,
If ye
do
return
unto
the LORD with all your hearts, then put
away
the strange
gods and Ashtaroth
from
among you, and
prepare your hearts unto
the LORD, and serve him only :
and he will deliver you out
of
the hand of the Philistines.
So
the Israelites
put away the
Baals
and Ashtoreths
and served only
the LORD.
Then
the children
of
Israel
did
put away Baalim
and Ashtaroth,
and served the LORD only
.
Then
Samuel said, “
Gather all Israel to Mizpah
, and I will pray to
the LORD on
your
behalf
. ”
And
Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh
, and I will pray for
you
unto
the LORD.
When
they had
gathered at
Mizpah
, they
drew water and poured it out before the LORD .
On that day they
fasted
, and there they
confessed
, “
We have sinned against the LORD. ”
And Samuel judged the Israelites
at
Mizpah
.
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
.
When the Philistines heard that the Israelites
had
gathered at
Mizpah
, their
rulers
marched
up toward
Israel. And when the Israelites
learned
of this
, they feared
the Philistines
And
when the Philistines heard that the children
of
Israel
were
gathered together
to
Mizpeh
, the
lords
of
the
Philistines
went
up against
Israel. And when the children
of Israel
heard
it
, they were
afraid
of
the Philistines .
and said to Samuel, “Do
not stop
crying
out
to the LORD our God for us, that He may
save us from
the hand of the Philistines. ”
And the
children
of
Israel
said to Samuel, Cease
not to cry
unto
the LORD our God for us, that he will
save us out
of
the hand of the Philistines.
Then
Samuel took a suckling
lamb and offered it as
a whole
burnt offering to
the LORD .
He
cried out
to
the LORD on
behalf
of
Israel ,
and the LORD answered
him.
And
Samuel took a sucking
lamb ,
and offered it for
a burnt offering wholly
unto
the LORD :
and
Samuel
cried unto
the LORD for
Israel ;
and the LORD heard
him.
As the Philistines drew near to fight
against Israel ,
Samuel
was
sacrificing
the
burnt
offering.
But that
day
the LORD thundered loudly
against
the Philistines and threw
them into
such
confusion
that
they fled
before Israel.
And
as Samuel
was
offering
up
the burnt
offering,
the
Philistines drew near to battle
against Israel :
but the LORD thundered with
a
great
thunder
on
that
day
upon
the Philistines ,
and discomfited
them ;
and
they were
smitten
before Israel.
Then
the men of Israel charged
out of Mizpah
and pursued the Philistines, striking
them down
all
the
way
to
an
area
below
Beth-car
.
And
the men of Israel went
out of Mizpeh,
and pursued the Philistines, and
smote
them ,
until
they
came
under
Bethcar
.
Afterward,
Samuel took a stone and set it up
between Mizpah
and Shen .
He
named
it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus
far
the LORD has
helped us. ”
Then
Samuel took a stone ,
and set it between Mizpeh
and Shen ,
and
called
the
name
of
it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto
hath
the LORD helped us.
So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped
invading
the territory
of Israel .
And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
So the Philistines were subdued, and they came
no
more
into
the coast
of Israel :
and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
The cities from
Ekron
to
Gath,
which the Philistines had taken ,
were restored to Israel, who
also
delivered
the
surrounding
territory
from the hand
of the Philistines. And there was peace between the
Israelites
and the Amorites.
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.
So
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
And
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
Every
year
he would
go
on
a
circuit
from Bethel
to Gilgal
to Mizpah
, judging
Israel in all these
places.
And
he went
from year
to year
in
circuit
to Bethel
, and
Gilgal,
and
Mizpeh,
and
judged
Israel in all those
places.
Then
he
would
return to Ramah because
his
home
was
there ,
and there he judged Israel and built an altar to
the LORD.
And
his
return was
to Ramah ;
for
there was
his
house;
and there he judged Israel ;
and there
he
built an altar unto
the LORD.
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