1 Samuel 7:5
And Samuel said: Gather all Israel to Masphath, that I may pray to the Lord for you.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
In Context
4Then the children of Israel put away Baalim and Astaroth, and served the Lord only.
Cross References
Joshua 18:26,26And Mesphe, and Caphara, and Amosa,
1 Samuel 7:12And Samuel took a stone, and laid it between Masphath and Sen: and he called the place, the Stone of help. And he said: Thus far the Lord hath helped us.
1 Samuel 10:17And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha:
2 Kings 25:23And when all the captains of the soldiers had heard this, they and the men that were with them, to wit, that the king of Babylon had made Godolias governor, they came to Godolias to Maspha, Ismael the son of Nathanias, and Johanan the son of Caree, and Saraia the son of Thanehumeth the Netophathite, and Jezonias the son of Maachathi, they and their men.
Hosea 5:1Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over, and a net spread upon Thabor.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 7:4-7
3 And 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. 4 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only. 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord . 6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew… Read the whole commentary →