1 Samuel 7:5
Then Samuel said, “Bring together all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 people of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and worshiped Yahweh only.
Cross References
Joshua 18:26Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far Yahweh has helped us.”
1 Samuel 10:17Now Samuel called the people together before Yahweh at Mizpah.
2 Kings 25:23Now when all the commanders of the soldiers, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah. These men were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maakathite—they and their men.
Hosea 5:1“Hear this, priests! 1 Pay attention, house of Israel! 1 Listen, house of the king! 1 For judgment is coming against you all. 1 You have been a snare at Mizpah 1 and a net spread over Tabor. 1
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 →