1 Samuel 7:5
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you vnto the Lord.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serued the Lord onely.
Cross References
Joshua 18:26And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel tooke a stone and pitched it betweene Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name thereof, Eben-ezer, and he sayd, Hitherto hath the Lord holpen vs.
1 Samuel 10:17And Samuel assembled the people vnto the Lord in Mizpeh,
2 Kings 25:23Then when all the captaines of the host and their men heard, that the king of Babel had made Gedaliah gouernour, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, to wit, Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, and Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and Seraiah the sonne of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Iaazaniah the sonne of Maachathi, they and their men.
Hosea 5:1O ye Priestes, heare this, and hearken ye, O house of Israel, and giue ye eare, O house of the King: for iudgement is towarde you, because you haue bene a snare on Mizpah, and a net spred vpon Tabor.
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 →