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

10And as Samuel was offering the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and smote them; and they were smitten before Israel. 11And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar. Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Thus far hath the LORD helped us. 13So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the land of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 14And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and its land did Israel deliver from the hands of the Philistines. And 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

• Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• aאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• Mizpehמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
• Shenשֵׁןshên · ShenH8129
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Ebenezerאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר'eben hâ‛êzer · EbenezerH72
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 7:12

• Genesis 28:18And Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.
• Genesis 31:45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
• Genesis 35:14And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.
• Joshua 4:9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there to this day.
• Joshua 24:26And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.
• Isaiah 19:19In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at its border to the LORD.
• 1 Samuel 4:1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
• 1 Samuel 5:1And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• Genesis 22:14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
• Exodus 17:15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
• Psalms 71:6By thee have I been sustained from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s womb: my praise shall be continually of thee.
• Isaiah 46:3Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are borne by me from birth, who are carried from the womb:
• Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained help from God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
• 2 Corinthians 1:10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that 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