1 Samuel 7:12

1 Samuel 7:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, "Till now the Lord has helped us."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

Context of 1 Samuel 7:12

10Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day against the Philistines and confused them, so that they were routed before Israel. 11The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them down as far as below Beth-car. Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 13So the Philistines were subdued and they did not come anymore within the border of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 14The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. So there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

1 Samuel 7:12 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֨ח שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶ֣בֶן אַחַ֗ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם בֵּֽין־הַמִּצְפָּה֙ וּבֵ֣ין הַשֵּׁ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ אֶ֣בֶן הָעָ֑זֶר וַיֹּאמַ֕ר עַד־הֵ֖נָּה עֲזָרָ֥נוּ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• a stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• and setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• it betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
• and Shenשֵׁןshên · ShenH8129
• and namedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• and namedשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Ebenezerאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר'eben hâ‛êzer · EbenezerH72
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Thusהֵ֫נָּהhênnâh · here/thusH2008
• farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 7:12

• Genesis 28:18So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.
• Genesis 31:45Then Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.
• Genesis 35:14Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it.
• Joshua 4:9Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan at the place where the feet of the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing, and they are there to this day.
• Joshua 24:26And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.
• Isaiah 19:19In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord near its border.
• 1 Samuel 4:1Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped beside Ebenezer while the Philistines camped in Aphek.
• 1 Samuel 5:1Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• Genesis 22:14Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, “In the mount of the Lord it will be provided.”
• Exodus 17:15Moses built an altar and named it The Lord is My Banner;
• Psalms 71:6By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually of You.
• Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, You who have been borne by Me from birth And have been carried from the womb;
• Acts 26:22So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place;
• 2 Corinthians 1:10who delivered us from so great a peril of death, and will deliver us, He on whom we have set our hope. And He will yet deliver us,

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 7:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Called the name of it Eben-ezer - העזר אבן Eben haezer, "The Stone of Help;" perhaps a pillar is meant by the word stone.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Shen was a tooth-pointed or sharp-pointed rock (see 1 Samuel 14:4), nowhere else mentioned and not identified.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 The Philistines invaded Israel. When sinners begin to repent and reform, they must expect that Satan will muster all his force against them, and set his instruments at work to the utmost, to oppose and discourage them. The Israelites earnestly beg Samuel to pray for them. Oh what a comfort it is to all believers, that our great Intercessor above never ceases, is never silent! for he always appears in the presence of God for us. Samuel's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Ebenezer: We do not know where this stone memorial is located. The Philistines had defeated Israel and taken the ark at a place with the same name (1 Samuel 4:1; 5:1). Samuel set up this memorial to honor God's help in reversing the Philistine attacks.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen--on an open spot between the town and "the crag" (some well-known rock in the neighborhood). A huge stone pillar was erected as a monument of their victory (Le 26:1). The name--Eben-ezer--is thought to have been written on the face of it.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 7:12

• Ebenezer
• Intercession
• Pillar
• Samuel
• Shen
• Stones
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Samuel
• Eben-Ezer
• David
• Ebenezer
• Idol
• Mizpah
• Prayer
• Samuel, Books of
• Shen
• Stone

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings