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1Samuel 7
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7So the people of Kiriath Jearim got the LORD's Covenant Box and took it to the house of a man named Abinadab, who lived on a hill. They consecrated his son Eleazar to be in charge of it.H582H7157H935H5927H727H3068H935H1004H41H1389H6942H499H1121H8104H727H3068

Samuel Rules Israel

2The Covenant Box of the LORD stayed in Kiriath Jearim a long time, some twenty years. During this time all the Israelites cried to the LORD for help.H3117H727H3427H7157H3117H7235H6242H8141H1004H3478H5091H310H3068 3Samuel said to the people of Israel, "If you are going to turn to the LORD with all your hearts, you must get rid of all the foreign gods and the images of the goddess Astarte. Dedicate yourselves completely to the LORD and worship only him, and he will rescue you from the power of the Philistines."H8050H559H1004H3478H559H7725H3068H3824H5493H5236H430H6252H8432H3559H3824H3068H5647H5337H3027H6430 4So the Israelites got rid of their idols of Baal and Astarte, and worshiped only the LORD.H1121H3478H5493H1168H6252H5647H3068 5Then Samuel called for all the Israelites to meet at Mizpah, telling them, "I will pray to the LORD for you there."H8050H559H6908H3478H4708H6419H3068 6So they all gathered at Mizpah. They drew some water and poured it out as an offering to the LORD and fasted that whole day. They said, "We have sinned against the LORD." (It was at Mizpah where Samuel settled disputes among the Israelites.)H6908H4709H7579H4325H8210H6440H3068H6684H3117H559H2398H3068H8050H8199H1121H3478H4708 7When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the five Philistine kings started out with their men to attack them. The Israelites heard about it and were afraid,H6430H8085H1121H3478H6908H4708H5633H6430H5927H3478H1121H3478H8085H3372H6440H6430 8and said to Samuel, "Keep praying to the LORD our God to save us from the Philistines."H1121H3478H559H8050H2790H2199H3068H430H3467H3027H6430 9Samuel killed a young lamb and burned it whole as a sacrifice to the LORD. Then he prayed to the LORD to help Israel, and the LORD answered his prayer.H8050H3947H259H2461H2924H5927H5930H3632H3068H8050H2199H3068H3478H3068H6030 10While Samuel was offering the sacrifice, the Philistines moved forward to attack; but just then the LORD thundered from heaven against them. They became completely confused and fled in panic.H8050H5927H5930H6430H5066H4421H3478H3068H7481H1419H6963H3117H6430H2000H5062H6440H3478 11The Israelites marched out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines almost as far as Bethcar, killing them along the way.H582H3478H3318H4709H7291H6430H5221H1033 12Then Samuel took a stone, set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and said, "The LORD has helped us all the way" - and he named it "Stone of Help."H8050H3947H259H68H7760H4709H8129H7121H8034H72H559H3068H5826 13So the Philistines were defeated, and the LORD prevented them from invading Israel's territory as long as Samuel lived.H6430H3665H935H3254H1366H3478H3027H3068H6430H3117H8050 14All the cities which the Philistines had captured between Ekron and Gath were returned to Israel, and so Israel got back all its territory. And there was peace also between the Israelites and the Canaanites.H5892H6430H3947H3478H7725H3478H6138H1661H1366H3478H5337H3027H6430H7965H3478H567 15Samuel ruled Israel as long as he lived.H8050H8199H3478H3117H2416 16Every year he would go around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and in these places he would settle disputes.H1980H1767H8141H8141H5437H1008H1537H4709H8199H3478H4725 17Then he would go back to his home in Ramah, where also he would serve as judge. In Ramah he built an altar to the LORD.H8666H7414H1004H8199H3478H1129H4196H3068


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