Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 7:8

8 Yǐsèliè rén duì Sǎmǔĕr shuō , yuàn nǐ bù zhù dì wèi wǒmen hū qiú Yēhéhuá wǒmen de shén , jiù wǒmen tuōlí Fēilìshì rén de shǒu .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 7:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 7:8

And the children of Israel said to Samuel
To whom they applied, not as the general of their forces, but as the prophet of the Lord; believing his prayers for them would be of more avail to them than an army of men ever so numerous, or so well accoutred:

cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us:
he had been praying for them that day, and they desired he would continue praying for them, well knowing that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much; they knew their salvation was of the Lord, and that he only could save them, and that he must be sought unto for it; and as Samuel had an interest in him, they beg he would continue to make use of it on their behalf; in which they expressed their trust in God, their regard to means, the duty of prayer, and the high esteem they had of the prophet of the Lord, whom they entreat to pray for them:

that he will save us out of the hands of the Philistines;
who were now coming up against them, and who had for a long time tyrannised over them.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 7:8 In-Context

6 Tāmen jiù jùjí zaì Mǐsībā , dá shuǐ jiāo zaì Yēhéhuá miànqián , dāng rì jìnshí , shuō , wǒmen dé zuì le Yēhéhuá . yúshì Sǎmǔĕr zaì Mǐsībā shĕnpàn Yǐsèliè rén .

7 Fēilìshì rén tīngjian Yǐsèliè rén jùjí zaì Mǐsībā , Fēilìshì de shǒulǐng jiù shàng lái yào gōngjī Yǐsèliè rén . Yǐsèliè rén tīngjian , jiù jùpà Fēilìshì rén .

8 Yǐsèliè rén duì Sǎmǔĕr shuō , yuàn nǐ bù zhù dì wèi wǒmen hū qiú Yēhéhuá wǒmen de shén , jiù wǒmen tuōlí Fēilìshì rén de shǒu .

9 Sǎmǔĕr jiù bǎ yī zhǐ chī nǎi de yánggāo xiàn yǔ Yēhéhuá zuò quán shēng de Fánjì , wèi Yǐsèliè rén hū qiú Yēhéhuá . Yēhéhuá jiù yīngyún tā .

10 Sǎmǔĕr zhēng xiàn Fánjì de shíhou , Fēilìshì rén qián lái yào yǔ Yǐsèliè rén zhēng zhàn . dāng rì , Yēhéhuá dà fā léi shēng , jīng luàn Fēilìshì rén , tāmen jiù baì zaì Yǐsèliè rén miànqián .