New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 7:1-6

1And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord and 1brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord. 2From the day that the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, the time was long, for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.

3Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “2If you return to the Lord with all your heart, 3remove the foreign gods and the 4Ashtaroth from among you and 5direct your hearts to the Lord and 6serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 4So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served the Lord alone.

5Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to 7Mizpah and 8I will pray to the Lord for you.” 6They gathered to Mizpah, and drew water and 9poured it out before the Lord, and 10fasted on that day and said there, “11We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.

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Notes

1. 1 Samuel 7:1 2 Sam 6:3, 4 ↩
2. 1 Samuel 7:3 1 Kin 8:48; Is 55:7; Hos 6:1; Joel 2:12-14 ↩
3. 1 Samuel 7:3 Gen 35:2; Josh 24:14, 23; Judg 10:16 ↩
4. 1 Samuel 7:3 Judg 2:13; 1 Sam 31:10 ↩
5. 1 Samuel 7:3 Deut 13:4; 2 Chr 19:3 ↩
6. 1 Samuel 7:3 Deut 6:13; 10:20; 13:4; Josh 24:14; Matt 4:10; Luke 4:8 ↩
7. 1 Samuel 7:5 Judg 10:17; 20:1 ↩
8. 1 Samuel 7:5 1 Sam 8:6; 12:17-19 ↩
9. 1 Samuel 7:6 1 Sam 1:15; Ps 62:8; Lam 2:19 ↩
10. 1 Samuel 7:6 Lev 16:29; Neh 9:1 ↩
11. 1 Samuel 7:6 Judg 10:10; 1 Kin 8:47; Ps 106:6 ↩

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