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1 Samuel 7:1-7

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1 And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD and brought it to the house of 1Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the LORD.
2 From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

Samuel Judges Israel

3 And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, 2"If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then 3put away the foreign gods and the 4Ashtaroth from among you and 5direct your heart to the LORD 6and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
4 So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the LORD only.
5 Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel at 7Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you."
6 So they gathered at 8Mizpah 9and drew water and poured it out before the LORD 10and fasted on that day and said there, 11"We have sinned against the LORD." And Samuel judged the people of Israel at Mizpah.
7 Now when the Philistines heard that the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
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1 Samuel 7:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 7

This chapter gives an account of the ark being brought to Kirjathjearim, where it continued twenty years, 1Sa 7:1,2 of the exhortation of Samuel to the people of Israel to reform from idolatry, and which had its desired effect, 1Sa 7:3,4 of Samuel's praying for the people, and offering sacrifices for them, and of the success thereof, victory over their enemies, 1Sa 7:5-14, and of his administration of justice to them, and constancy in it, 1Sa 7:15-17.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 11

  • 1. 2 Samuel 6:3
  • 2. 1 Kings 8:48; Isaiah 55:7; Hosea 6:1; Joel 2:12; See Deuteronomy 30:2-10
  • 3. Genesis 35:2; Joshua 24:14, 23; [Judges 10:16]
  • 4. Judges 2:13
  • 5. [2 Chronicles 19:3; 2 Chronicles 30:19; Ezra 7:10]
  • 6. Deuteronomy 6:13; Deuteronomy 10:20; Deuteronomy 13:4; Cited Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8
  • 7. [Judges 20:1]
  • 8. [See ver. 5 above]
  • 9. [2 Samuel 14:14]
  • 10. 1 Samuel 31:13; Nehemiah 9:1
  • 11. Judges 10:10
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