1 Samuel 7
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7 Så kom der nogle folk fra Kirjat-Jearim og førte arken til Abinadabs hus, der lå på en bakke, og de satte hans søn Eleazar til at passe på den. 2 Arken stod opbevaret dér i 20 år, og i al den tid sørgede hele Israels folk, for det så ud, som om Herren havde forladt dem.
Samuel som Israels leder
3 Da sagde Samuel til Israels folk: „Hvis I virkelig alvorligt ønsker at komme tilbage til Herren, så hold op med at dyrke fremmede guder. Ødelæg alt, hvad der repræsenterer gudinden Astarte og beslut jer for at adlyde Herren alene, så vil han frelse jer fra filistrene.”
4 Så ødelagde israelitterne deres afgudsbilleder af Ba’al og Astarte og tilbad Herren alene. 5 Derefter sagde Samuel: „Kom til Mitzpa, så vil jeg gå i forbøn for jer hos Herren.”
6 Folket samledes så i Mitzpa. Den dag fastede de som udtryk for, at de angrede deres synder; og som en symbolsk offerhandling øste de vand fra brønden og hældte det ud på jorden for Herren. Det var dér ved Mitzpa, at Samuel først blev anerkendt som leder i Israel.
7 Filisterkongerne fik imidlertid nys om, at alle israelitterne havde samlet sig i Mitzpa. Derfor mobiliserede de deres hære og rykkede ud imod Israel. Da israelitterne hørte det, blev de skrækslagne.
8 „Bed Gud Herren om at frelse os!” råbte de til Samuel. 9 Samuel tog da et lam og ofrede hele dyret som et brændoffer til Herren, alt imens han gik i forbøn for Israel. Og Herren greb ind. 10 Mens Samuel var i færd med at ofre lammet, stormede filistrene dem, men Herren sendte et voldsomt tordenvejr imod dem, og filistrene blev så bange og forvirrede, at israelitterne nemt kunne slå dem. 11 Israelitternes hær forfulgte dem fra Mitzpa helt til Bet-Kar og huggede mange af dem ned undervejs. 12 Da tog Samuel en stor sten og anbragte den mellem Mitzpa og Jeshana, og han kaldte stenen Eben-Ezer,[a] for han sagde: „Hidtil har Herren hjulpet os!”
13 Filistrenes nederlag holdt dem i lang tid fra at angribe israelitterne, og Herren var med Israel, så længe Samuel levede. 14 De israelitiske byer mellem Ekron og Gat samt de øvrige områder, som filistrene havde erobret, fik Israel nu tilbage. I den periode var der også fred mellem israelitterne og amoritterne.
15 Samuel var Israels leder så længe han levede. 16 En gang om året foretog han en rundrejse mellem Betel, Gilgal og Mitzpa for at tage sig af folkets retssager. 17 Men han vendte altid tilbage til sit hjem i Rama, hvor han også afgjorde retssager. Og i Rama byggede han et alter for Herren.
Footnotes
- 7,12 Eben-Ezer betyder „hjælpens sten”.
1 Samuel 7
New King James Version
Israel Defeats the Philistines
7 Then the men of (A)Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of (B)Abinadab on the hill, and (C)consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
Samuel Judges Israel
2 So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
3 Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you (D)return to the Lord with all your hearts, then (E)put away the foreign gods and the (F)Ashtoreths[a] from among you, and (G)prepare your hearts for the Lord, and (H)serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the children of Israel put away the (I)Baals and the [b]Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only.
5 And Samuel said, (J)“Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and (K)I will pray to the Lord for you.” 6 So they gathered together at Mizpah, (L)drew water, and poured it out before the Lord. And they (M)fasted that day, and said there, (N)“We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah.
7 Now when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 So the children of Israel said to Samuel, (O)“Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
9 And Samuel took a (P)suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Then (Q)Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him. 10 Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. (R)But the Lord thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel. 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and [c]drove them back as far as below Beth Car. 12 Then Samuel (S)took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name [d]Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
13 (T)So the Philistines were subdued, and they (U)did not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 14 Then the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory from the hands of the Philistines. Also there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15 And Samuel (V)judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 He went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places. 17 But (W)he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he (X)built an altar to the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 7:3 Images of Canaanite goddesses
- 1 Samuel 7:4 Images of Canaanite goddesses
- 1 Samuel 7:11 struck them down
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Lit. Stone of Help
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