1 Samuel 7:15-17
Lexham English Bible
The Circuit Ministry of Samuel
15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 He used to go on the circuit from year to year.[a] He went around Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places. 17 Then he returned[b] to Ramah, because his house was there, and there he judged Israel, and he built an altar to Yahweh there.
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- 1 Samuel 7:16 Literally “from what is required year in year”
- 1 Samuel 7:17 Literally “and his return was”
1 Samuel 7:15-17
New English Translation
15 So Samuel led[a] Israel all the days of his life. 16 Year after year he used to travel the circuit of Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; he used to judge Israel in all these places. 17 Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged[b] Israel there and built an altar to the Lord there.
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- 1 Samuel 7:15 tn Heb “judged” (also in v. 17).
- 1 Samuel 7:17 tn Or perhaps “settled disputes for” (cf. NLT “would hear cases there”; NRSV “administered justice there”).
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