1 Samuel
1 Samuel 7
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1 Samuel 7 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And the men of -jearim came, and brought up the of the LORD, and brought it into the house of in the hill, and sanctified his son to keep the of the LORD. And it came to pass, while the abode in -jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of lamented after the LORD. And spake unto all the house of , saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then away the strange gods and 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 . Then the children of did away and , and served the LORD only. And said, Gather all to , and I will pray for you unto the LORD. And they gathered together to , and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And judged the children of in . And when the heard that the children of were gathered together to , the lords of the went up against . And when the children of heard it, they were afraid of the . And the children of said to , Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the . And took a sucking , and offered it for a wholly unto the LORD: and cried unto the LORD for ; and the LORD heard him. And as was offering up the , the drew near to battle against : but the LORD thundered with a great thunder that day upon the , and discomfited them; and they were smitten before . And the men of went out of , and pursued the , and smote them, until they came under -car. Then took a stone, and set it between and , and called the name of it -ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. So the were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of : and the hand of the LORD was against the all the days of . And the cities which the had taken from were restored to , from even unto ; and the coasts thereof did deliver out of the hands of the . And there was peace between and the . And judged all the days of his life. And he went from year to year in circuit to , and , and , and judged in all those places. And his return was to ; for there was his house; and there he judged ; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.