7:1 And
the
men
of
Kiriath-jearim
came,
and
fetched
up
the
ark
of
Jehovah,
and
brought
it
into
the
house
of
Abinadab
in
the
hill,
and
sanctified
Eleazar
his
son
to
keep
the
ark
of
Jehovah.
7:2 And
it
came
to
pass,
from
the
day
that
the
ark
abode
in
Kiriath-jearim,
that
the
time
was
long;
for
it
was
twenty
years:
and
all
the
house
of
Israel
lamented
after
Jehovah.
7:3 And
Samuel
spake
unto
all
the
house
of
Israel,
saying,
If
ye
do
return
unto
Jehovah
with
all
your
heart,
then
put
away
the
foreign
gods
and
the
Ashtaroth
from
among
you,
and
direct
your
hearts
unto
Jehovah,
and
serve
him
only;
and
he
will
deliver
you
out
of
the
hand
of
the
Philistines.
7:4 Then
the
children
of
Israel
did
put
away
the
Baalim
and
the
Ashtaroth,
and
served
Jehovah
only.
7:5 And
Samuel
said,
Gather
all
Israel
to
Mizpah,
and
I
will
pray
for
you
unto
Jehovah.
7:6 And
they
gathered
together
to
Mizpah,
and
drew
water,
and
poured
it
out
before
Jehovah,
and
fasted
on
that
day,
and
said
there,
We
have
sinned
against
Jehovah.
And
Samuel
judged
the
children
of
Israel
in
Mizpah.
7:7 And
when
the
Philistines
heard
that
the
children
of
Israel
were
gathered
together
to
Mizpah,
the
lords
of
the
Philistines
went
up
against
Israel.
And
when
the
children
of
Israel
heard
it,
they
were
afraid
of
the
Philistines.
7:8 And
the
children
of
Israel
said
to
Samuel,
Cease
not
to
cry
unto
Jehovah
our
God
for
us,
that
he
will
save
us
out
of
the
hand
of
the
Philistines.
7:9 And
Samuel
took
a
sucking
lamb,
and
offered
it
for
a
whole
burnt-offering
unto
Jehovah:
and
Samuel
cried
unto
Jehovah
for
Israel;
and
Jehovah
answered
him.
7:10 And
as
Samuel
was
offering
up
the
burnt-offering,
the
Philistines
drew
near
to
battle
against
Israel;
but
Jehovah
thundered
with
a
great
thunder
on
that
day
upon
the
Philistines,
and
discomfited
them;
and
they
were
smitten
down
before
Israel.
7:11 And
the
men
of
Israel
went
out
of
Mizpah,
and
pursued
the
Philistines,
and
smote
them,
until
they
came
under
Beth-car.
7:12 Then
Samuel
took
a
stone,
and
set
it
between
Mizpah
and
Shen,
and
called
the
name
of
it
Ebenezer,
saying,
Hitherto
hath
Jehovah
helped
us.
7:13 So
the
Philistines
were
subdued,
and
they
came
no
more
within
the
border
of
Israel:
and
the
hand
of
Jehovah
was
against
the
Philistines
all
the
days
of
Samuel.
7:14 And
the
cities
which
the
Philistines
had
taken
from
Israel
were
restored
to
Israel,
from
Ekron
even
unto
Gath;
and
the
border
thereof
did
Israel
deliver
out
of
the
hand
of
the
Philistines.
And
there
was
peace
between
Israel
and
the
Amorites.
7:15 And
Samuel
judged
Israel
all
the
days
of
his
life.
7:16 And
he
went
from
year
to
year
in
circuit
to
Beth-el
and
Gilgal,
and
Mizpah;
and
he
judged
Israel
in
all
those
places.
7:17 And
his
return
was
to
Ramah,
for
there
was
his
house;
and
there
he
judged
Israel:
and
he
built
there
an
altar
unto
Jehovah.
