1 Samuel 10:17

Then Samuel sent for the people to come together before the Lord at Mizpah;

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In The King James Version

And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;

In Context

16And Saul, answering him, said, He gave us word that the asses had come back. But he said nothing to him of Samuel's words about the kingdom.

18And he said to the children of Israel, The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, I took Israel out of Egypt, and made you free from the hands of the Egyptians and from all the kingdoms which kept you down:

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Cross References

1 Samuel 7:5Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.

1 Samuel 7:16From year to year he went in turn to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 10:10-17

Saul Among the Prophets. ( b. c. 1070.) 9 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of… Read the whole commentary →

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