1 Samuel 7:16

And he used to take his journey, from year to year, and go round to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah,—and used to judge Israel, at all these places.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.

In Context

15And Samuel judged Israel, all the days of his life.

17And, his returning, was to Ramah, for, there, was his house, and, there, judged he Israel,—so he built there an altar unto Yahweh.

Read all of 1 Samuel 7

Cross References

Genesis 28:19and called the name of that place—Beth-el,—nevertheless, Luz, was the name of the city, aforetime.

Joshua 18:26and Mizpeh and Chephirah, and Mozah,

Judges 10:4Now he had thirty sons, that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had, thirty cities,—they are called Havvoth-jair, until this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

1 Samuel 10:17Then Samuel called out the people, unto Yahweh, at Mizpah,

Psalms 82:3Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 7:14-17

The Defeat of the Philistines. ( b. c. 1092.) 13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. 15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 And he… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Samuel 7:16