1 Samuel 7
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And the men of Kir'jath-je'arim came, and
fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it
into the house of Abin'adab in the hill, and sanctified Elea'zar his
son to keep the ark of the LORD. 2 Sam.
6.2-4 · 1
Chr. 13.5-7
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And it came to pass, while the ark abode
in Kir'jath-je'arim, that the time was long; for it was twenty
years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
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Samuel Judges
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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
Ash'taroth 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.
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Then the children of Israel did put away
Ba'alim and Ash'taroth, and served the LORD only.
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And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to
Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh,
and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
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Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it
Ebene'zer, 2 saying,
Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
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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.
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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.
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And Samuel judged Israel all the days
of his life.
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And he went from year to year in circuit
to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those
places.
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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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