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World English Bible

1 Samuel 7 (WEBP)

[1] The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep Yahweh’s ark.
[2] From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long—for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.
[3] Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
[4] Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.
[5] Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
[6] They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh.” Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
[7] When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
[8] The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”
[9] Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.
[10] As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines came near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.
[11] The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them until they came under Beth Kar.
[12] Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”
[13] So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. Yahweh’s hand was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
[14] The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
[15] Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
[16] He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
[17] His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to Yahweh there.

1 Samuel 7:12 “Ebenezer” means “stone of help”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 7 (KJVS)

[1] And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, () and fetched up () the ark of the Lord, and brought () it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified () Eleazar his son to keep () the ark of the Lord.
[2] And it came to pass, while the ark abode () in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; () for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented () after the Lord.
[3] 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 Ashtaroth 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.
[4] Then the children of Israel did put away () Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served () the Lord only.
[5] And Samuel said, () Gather () all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray () for you unto the Lord.
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
[10] 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.
[11] And the men of Israel went out () of Mizpeh, and pursued () the Philistines, and smote () them, until they came under Beth-car.
[12] Then Samuel took () a stone, and set () it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called () the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, () Hitherto hath the Lord helped () us.
[13] 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.
[14] 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.
[15] And Samuel judged () Israel all the days of his life.
[16] And he went () from year to year in circuit () to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged () Israel in all those places.
[17] 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.

1 Samuel 7:8 Heb. Be not silent from us from crying
1 Samuel 7:9 Or, answered
1 Samuel 7:12 That is, The stone of help
1 Samuel 7:16 Heb. and he circuited

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 7 (BYZ)

[1] και ερχονται οι ανδρες καριαθιαριμ και αναγουσιν την κιβωτον διαθηκης κυριου και εισαγουσιν αυτην εις οικον αμιναδαβ τον εν τω βουνω και τον ελεαζαρ υιον αυτου ηγιασαν φυλασσειν την κιβωτον διαθηκης κυριου
[2] και εγενηθη αφ ης ημερας ην η κιβωτος εν καριαθιαριμ επληθυναν αι ημεραι και εγενοντο εικοσι ετη και επεβλεψεν πας οικος ισραηλ οπισω κυριου
[3] και ειπεν σαμουηλ προς παντα οικον ισραηλ λεγων ει εν ολη καρδια υμων υμεις επιστρεφετε προς κυριον περιελετε τους θεους τους αλλοτριους εκ μεσου υμων και τα αλση και ετοιμασατε τας καρδιας υμων προς κυριον και δουλευσατε αυτω μονω και εξελειται υμας εκ χειρος αλλοφυλων
[4] και περιειλον οι υιοι ισραηλ τας βααλιμ και τα αλση ασταρωθ και εδουλευσαν κυριω μονω
[5] και ειπεν σαμουηλ αθροισατε παντα ισραηλ εις μασσηφαθ και προσευξομαι περι υμων προς κυριον
[6] και συνηχθησαν εις μασσηφαθ και υδρευονται υδωρ και εξεχεαν ενωπιον κυριου επι την γην και ενηστευσαν εν τη ημερα εκεινη και ειπαν ημαρτηκαμεν ενωπιον κυριου και εδικαζεν σαμουηλ τους υιους ισραηλ εις μασσηφαθ
[7] και ηκουσαν οι αλλοφυλοι οτι συνηθροισθησαν παντες οι υιοι ισραηλ εις μασσηφαθ και ανεβησαν σατραπαι αλλοφυλων επι ισραηλ και ακουουσιν οι υιοι ισραηλ και εφοβηθησαν απο προσωπου αλλοφυλων
[8] και ειπαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς σαμουηλ μη παρασιωπησης αφ ημων του μη βοαν προς κυριον θεον σου και σωσει ημας εκ χειρος αλλοφυλων
[9] και ελαβεν σαμουηλ αρνα γαλαθηνον ενα και ανηνεγκεν αυτον ολοκαυτωσιν συν παντι τω λαω τω κυριω και εβοησεν σαμουηλ προς κυριον περι ισραηλ και επηκουσεν αυτου κυριος
[10] και ην σαμουηλ αναφερων την ολοκαυτωσιν και αλλοφυλοι προσηγον εις πολεμον επι ισραηλ και εβροντησεν κυριος εν φωνη μεγαλη εν τη ημερα εκεινη επι τους αλλοφυλους και συνεχυθησαν και επταισαν ενωπιον ισραηλ
[11] και εξηλθαν ανδρες ισραηλ εκ μασσηφαθ και κατεδιωξαν τους αλλοφυλους και επαταξαν αυτους εως υποκατω του βαιθχορ
[12] και ελαβεν σαμουηλ λιθον ενα και εστησεν αυτον ανα μεσον μασσηφαθ και ανα μεσον της παλαιας και εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου αβενεζερ λιθος του βοηθου και ειπεν εως ενταυθα εβοηθησεν ημιν κυριος
[13] και εταπεινωσεν κυριος τους αλλοφυλους και ου προσεθεντο ετι προσελθειν εις οριον ισραηλ και εγενηθη χειρ κυριου επι τους αλλοφυλους πασας τας ημερας του σαμουηλ
[14] και απεδοθησαν αι πολεις ας ελαβον οι αλλοφυλοι παρα των υιων ισραηλ και απεδωκαν αυτας τω ισραηλ απο ασκαλωνος εως αζοβ και το οριον ισραηλ αφειλαντο εκ χειρος αλλοφυλων και ην ειρηνη ανα μεσον ισραηλ και ανα μεσον του αμορραιου
[15] και εδικαζεν σαμουηλ τον ισραηλ πασας τας ημερας της ζωης αυτου
[16] και επορευετο κατ ενιαυτον ενιαυτον και εκυκλου βαιθηλ και την γαλγαλα και την μασσηφαθ και εδικαζεν τον ισραηλ εν πασι τοις ηγιασμενοις τουτοις
[17] η δε αποστροφη αυτου εις αρμαθαιμ οτι εκει ην ο οικος αυτου και εδικαζεν εκει τον ισραηλ και ωκοδομησεν εκει θυσιαστηριον τω κυριω

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.