Verse 15
1 Samuel 7:15
New Living Translation
15
Samuel continued as Israel’s judge for the rest of his life.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽי/ו
English Translation
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
So the men of Kiriath-jearim came to get the Ark of the LORD. They took it to the hillside home of A...
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2
The Ark remained in Kiriath-jearim for a long time — twenty years in all. During that time all Israe...
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3
Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the LORD with all your heart...
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4
So the Israelites got rid of their images of Baal and Ashtoreth and worshiped only the LORD.
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5
Then Samuel told them, “Gather all of Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.”
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6
So they gathered at Mizpah and, in a great ceremony, drew water from a well and poured it out before...
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7
When the Philistine rulers heard that Israel had gathered at Mizpah, they mobilized their army and a...
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8
“Don’t stop pleading with the LORD our God (Elohim) to save us from the Philistines!” they begged Sa...
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9
So Samuel took a young lamb and offered it to the LORD as a whole burnt offering. He pleaded with th...
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10
Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the...
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11
The men of Israel chased them from Mizpah to a place below Beth-car, slaughtering them all along the...
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12
Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it E...
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13
So the Philistines were subdued and didn’t invade Israel again for some time. And throughout Samuel’...
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14
The Israelite villages near Ekron and Gath that the Philistines had captured were restored to Israel...
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15
Samuel continued as Israel’s judge for the rest of his life.
16
Each year he traveled around, setting up his court first at Bethel, then at Gilgal, and then at Mizp...
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17
Then he would return to his home at Ramah, and he would hear cases there, too. And Samuel built an a...
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