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
1 Samuel 7
English Standard Version
7 And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord and brought it to the house of (A)Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the Lord. 2 From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
Samuel Judges Israel
3 And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, (B)“If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then (C)put away the foreign gods and the (D)Ashtaroth from among you and (E)direct your heart to the Lord (F)and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord only.
5 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at (G)Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.” 6 So they gathered at (H)Mizpah (I)and drew water and poured it out before the Lord (J)and fasted on that day and said there, (K)“We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the people of Israel at Mizpah. 7 Now when the Philistines heard that the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 And the people of Israel said to Samuel, “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 So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. And (L)Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him. 10 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. (M)But the Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel. 11 And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them, as far as below Beth-car.
12 Then Samuel (N)took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen[a] and called its name Ebenezer;[b] for he said, “Till now the Lord has helped us.” 13 (O)So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 14 The cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites.
15 (P)Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places. 17 Then he would return to (Q)Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. (R)And he built there an altar to the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Hebrew; Septuagint, Syriac Jeshanah
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Ebenezer means stone of help
1 Samuel 7
La Biblia de las Américas
El arca en Quiriat-jearim
7 Y vinieron los hombres de Quiriat-jearim, tomaron el arca del Señor y la llevaron a la casa de Abinadab en la colina(A), y consagraron a Eleazar su hijo para que guardara el arca del Señor. 2 Y sucedió que pasó mucho tiempo[a], veinte años, desde el día en que el arca quedó en Quiriat-jearim; y toda la casa de Israel añoraba al[b] Señor.
3 Entonces Samuel habló a toda la casa de Israel, diciendo: Si os volvéis al Señor con todo vuestro corazón(B), quitad de entre vosotros los dioses extranjeros(C) y las Astorets(D), y dirigid vuestro corazón al Señor(E), y servidle solo a Él(F); y Él os librará de la mano de los filisteos. 4 Los hijos de Israel quitaron los baales y las Astorets, y sirvieron solo al Señor.
5 Y Samuel dijo: Reunid en Mizpa(G) a todo Israel, y yo oraré al Señor por vosotros(H). 6 Y se reunieron en Mizpa, y sacaron agua y la derramaron delante del Señor(I), ayunaron aquel día(J) y dijeron allí: Hemos pecado contra el Señor(K). Y Samuel juzgó a los hijos de Israel en Mizpa. 7 Cuando los filisteos oyeron que los hijos de Israel se habían reunido en Mizpa, los príncipes de los filisteos subieron contra Israel. Cuando oyeron esto los hijos de Israel, tuvieron temor de los filisteos(L). 8 Entonces los hijos de Israel dijeron a Samuel: No dejes de clamar al Señor nuestro Dios por nosotros(M), para que Él nos libre de la mano de los filisteos. 9 Tomó Samuel un cordero de leche y lo ofreció como completo holocausto al Señor(N); y clamó Samuel al Señor por Israel y el Señor le respondió(O). 10 Mientras Samuel estaba ofreciendo el holocausto, los filisteos se acercaron para pelear con Israel. Mas el Señor tronó con gran estruendo[c](P) aquel día contra los filisteos y los confundió, y fueron derrotados[d](Q) delante de Israel. 11 Saliendo de Mizpa los hombres de Israel, persiguieron a los filisteos, hiriéndolos hasta más allá de Bet-car.
Derrota de los filisteos
12 Entonces Samuel tomó una piedra y la colocó entre Mizpa y Sen, y la llamó Eben-ezer[e](R), diciendo: Hasta aquí nos ha ayudado el Señor. 13 Los filisteos fueron sometidos(S) y no volvieron más dentro de los límites de Israel(T). Y la mano del Señor estuvo contra los filisteos todos los días de Samuel. 14 Las ciudades que los filisteos habían tomado de Israel fueron restituidas a Israel, desde Ecrón hasta Gat, e Israel libró su territorio de la mano de los filisteos. Y hubo paz entre Israel y los amorreos(U).
15 Samuel juzgó a Israel todos los días de su vida(V). 16 Cada año acostumbraba hacer un recorrido por Betel(W), Gilgal(X) y Mizpa(Y), y juzgaba a Israel en todos estos lugares. 17 Después volvía a Ramá(Z), pues allí estaba su casa, y allí juzgaba a Israel; y edificó allí un altar al Señor(AA).
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 7:2 Lit., los días fueron largos
- 1 Samuel 7:2 Lit., se lamentaba tras el
- 1 Samuel 7:10 Lit., voz
- 1 Samuel 7:10 Lit., heridos
- 1 Samuel 7:12 I.e., piedra de ayuda
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