1 Samuel 7:7

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים כִּֽי ־ הִתְקַבְּצוּ בְנֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמִּצְפָּתָה וַיַּעֲלוּ סַרְנֵֽי ־ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּֽרְאוּ מִפְּנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּֽים ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

6וַיִּקָּבְצוּ הַמִּצְפָּתָה וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ ־ מַיִם וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכוּ ׀ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיָּצוּמוּ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיֹּאמְרוּ שָׁם חָטָאנוּ לַיהוָה וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת ־ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמִּצְפָּֽה ׃

8וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְנֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל ־ שְׁמוּאֵל אַל ־ תַּחֲרֵשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ מִזְּעֹק אֶל ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְיֹשִׁעֵנוּ מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 14:10וּפַרְעֹה הִקְרִיב וַיִּשְׂאוּ בְנֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת ־ עֵינֵיהֶם וְהִנֵּה מִצְרַיִם ׀ נֹסֵעַ אַחֲרֵיהֶם וַיִּֽירְאוּ מְאֹד וַיִּצְעֲקוּ בְנֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל ־ יְהוָֽה ׃

1 Samuel 17:11וַיִּשְׁמַע שָׁאוּל וְכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת ־ דִּבְרֵי הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי הָאֵלֶּה וַיֵּחַתּוּ וַיִּֽרְאוּ מְאֹֽד ׃ פ

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 →

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