1 Samuel 7
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
2And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
3And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
4Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
6And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
7And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
9And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
10And as Samuel was offering up 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 discomfited 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.
12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
13So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast 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 unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
17And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlH347821× in this chapter
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- אֵתʼêthH85318× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH306817× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- פְּלִשְׁתִּיPᵉlishtîyH643012× in this chapter
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
- שְׁמוּאֵלShᵉmûwʼêlH805010× in this chapter
Shemuel, the name of three Israelites
- אֵלʼêlH4139× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- כֹּלkôlH36057× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- מִצְפָּהMitspâhH47097× in this chapter
Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine
- בֵּןbênH11216× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- יוֹםyôwmH31176× in this chapter
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
- אָמַרʼâmarH5596× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- הָיָהhâyâhH19615× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- בַּיִתbayithH10044× in this chapter
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- יָדyâdH30274× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- עָלָהʻâlâhH59274× in this chapter
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- קִרְיַת יְעָרִיםQiryath YᵉʻârîymH71574× in this chapter
Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine
- שָׁםshâmH80334× in this chapter
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
- שָׁפַטshâphaṭH81994× in this chapter
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
- בֵּיןbêynH9964× in this chapter
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
- לָקַחlâqachH39473× in this chapter
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- עַדʻadH57043× in this chapter
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- פָּנִיםpânîymH64403× in this chapter
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
- קָבַץqâbatsH69083× in this chapter
to grasp, i.e. collect
- אָרוֹןʼârôwnH7273× in this chapter
a box
- שָׁנֶהshânehH81413× in this chapter
a year (as a revolution of time)
- בּוֹאbôwʼH9353× in this chapter
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- בֵּית־אֵלBêyth-ʼÊlH10082× in this chapter
Beth-El, a place in Palestine
- בֵּית כַּרBêyth KarH10332× in this chapter
Beth-Car, a place in Palestine
- בְּעַדbᵉʻadH11572× in this chapter
in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.
- גְּבוּלgᵉbûwlH13662× in this chapter
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
- הוּאhûwʼH19312× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
- זָעַקzâʻaqH21992× in this chapter
to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
- אֶחָדʼechâdH2592× in this chapter
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- כִּיkîyH35882× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- לֵבָבlêbâbH38242× in this chapter
the heart (as the most interior organ);
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4302× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- מִןminH44802× in this chapter
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
- נָצַלnâtsalH53372× in this chapter
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- סוּרçûwrH54932× in this chapter
to turn off (literal or figurative)
- עָבַדʻâbadH56472× in this chapter
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.