| 1 | The men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Yahweh. | 1Sa 6:21 Jsh 18:14 2Sa 6:2 1Ch 13:5 1Ch 13:6 Ps 132:6 |
| 2 | It happened, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh. | Jg 2:4 Jer 3:13 Jer 3:22-25 Jer 31:9 Zc 12:10 Zc 12:11 Mt 5:4 2Co 7:10 2Co 7:11 |
| 3 | Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. | Dt 30:2-10 1Ki 8:48 Isa 55:7 Hos 6:1 Hos 6:2 Hos 14:1 Jl 2:12 Jl 2:13 |
| 4 | Then the children of Israel did put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only. | Jg 2:11 Jg 2:13 Jg 10:15 Jg 10:16 1Ki 11:33 Hos 14:3 Hos 14:8 |
| 5 | Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Yahweh. | Ne 9:1 Jl 2:16 |
| 6 | They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Yahweh. Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah. | 1Sa 1:15 2Sa 14:14 Jb 16:20 Ps 6:6 Ps 42:3 Ps 119:136 Jer 9:1 Lam 2:11 Lam 2:18 Lam 3:49 |
| 7 | When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. | 1Sa 13:6 1Sa 17:11 Ex 14:10 2Ch 20:3 |
| 8 | The children of Israel said to Samuel, "Don`t cease to cry to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines." | 1Sa 12:19-24 Isa 37:4 Isa 62:1 Isa 62:6 Isa 62:7 Jm 5:16 |
| 9 | Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him. | 1Sa 7:17 1Sa 6:14 1Sa 6:15 1Sa 9:12 1Sa 10:8 1Sa 16:2 Jg 6:26 Jg 6:28 1Ki 18:30-38 |
| 10 | As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel. | 1Sa 2:10 1Sa 12:17 Ex 9:23-25 Jg 5:8 Jg 5:20 Ps 18:11-14 Ps 77:16-18 Ps 97:3 Ps 97:4 Rev 16:18-21 |
| 11 | The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came under Beth-car. |
| 12 | Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto has Yahweh helped us. | Gn 28:18 Gn 28:19 Gn 31:45-52 Gn 35:14 Jsh 4:9 Jsh 4:20-24 Jsh 24:26 Jsh 24:27 Isa 19:19 |
| 13 | So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel: and the hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. | Jg 13:1 |
| 14 | The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and the border of it did Israel deliver out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites. | Dt 7:2 Dt 7:16 Jg 4:17 Ps 106:34 |
| 15 | Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. | 1Sa 7:6 1Sa 12:1 1Sa 25:1 Jg 2:16 Jg 3:10 Jg 3:11 Ac 13:20 Ac 13:21 |
| 16 | He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places. | Jg 5:10 Jg 10:4 Jg 12:14 Ps 75:2 Ps 82:3 Ps 82:4 |
| 17 | His return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar to Yahweh. | 1Sa 1:1 1Sa 1:19 1Sa 8:4 1Sa 19:18-23 |
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