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I Samuel Chapter 7

I Samuel
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I Samuel

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In chapter seven David’s army meets the Philistines at the Valley of Elah and defeats them, ending the famous battle with the death of the Philistine champion Goliath. The narrative highlights God’s protection of David’s people and underscores the power of faithful obedience and divine favor.

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(1) And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
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I Samuel 6:21Joshua 18:14II Samuel 6:2I Chronicles 13:5I Chronicles 13:6Psalms 132:6II Samuel 6:3II Samuel 6:4I Chronicles 13:7Isaiah 52:11

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Exodus 40:20I Samuel 5:8I Samuel 5:10II Samuel 6:4Genesis 6:14Genesis 6:16

(2) And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
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Judges 2:4Jeremiah 3:13Jeremiah 3:22Jeremiah 3:23Jeremiah 3:24Jeremiah 3:25Jeremiah 31:9Zechariah 12:10Zechariah 12:11Matthew 5:4II Corinthians 7:10II Corinthians 7:11

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II Chronicles 2:10Exodus 27:11I Kings 6:20Ezekiel 45:12Exodus 40:20I Samuel 5:8

(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.
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Deuteronomy 30:2Deuteronomy 30:3Deuteronomy 30:4Deuteronomy 30:5Deuteronomy 30:6Deuteronomy 30:7Deuteronomy 30:8Deuteronomy 30:9Deuteronomy 30:10I Kings 8:48Isaiah 55:7Hosea 6:1

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Judges 10:6Joshua 24:15Song of Solomon 6:13I Samuel 6:6I Samuel 28:19II Samuel 5:19

(4) Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
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Judges 2:11Judges 2:13Judges 10:15Judges 10:16I Kings 11:33Hosea 14:3Hosea 14:8

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Judges 10:6I Samuel 12:10

(5) And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
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Nehemiah 9:1Joel 2:16I Samuel 7:12I Samuel 7:16I Samuel 10:17Joshua 15:38Judges 20:1II Kings 25:23I Samuel 12:23

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I Samuel 7:6I Samuel 3:10

(6) And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
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I Samuel 1:15II Samuel 14:14Job 16:20Psalms 6:6Psalms 42:3Psalms 119:136Jeremiah 9:1Lamentations 2:11Lamentations 2:18Lamentations 3:49II Chronicles 20:3Ezra 8:21

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Judges 11:29Exodus 16:18Numbers 11:32Judges 10:17Judges 20:1I Samuel 7:7

(7) 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.
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I Samuel 13:6I Samuel 17:11Exodus 14:10II Chronicles 20:3

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Judges 16:18II Samuel 23:11I Chronicles 11:13I Chronicles 12:19Judges 14:4Judges 15:6

(8) And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
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I Samuel 12:19I Samuel 12:20I Samuel 12:21I Samuel 12:22I Samuel 12:23I Samuel 12:24Isaiah 37:4Isaiah 62:1Isaiah 62:6Isaiah 62:7James 5:16

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I Samuel 9:16I Samuel 23:2Habakkuk 1:2I Samuel 4:1I Samuel 7:7I Samuel 7:10

(9) And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
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I Samuel 7:17I Samuel 6:14I Samuel 6:15I Samuel 9:12I Samuel 10:8I Samuel 16:2Judges 6:26Judges 6:28I Kings 18:30I Kings 18:31I Kings 18:32I Kings 18:33

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I Samuel 3:10I Samuel 3:6I Samuel 3:9I Samuel 3:15I Samuel 3:16I Samuel 8:6

(10) And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
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I Samuel 2:10I Samuel 12:17Exodus 9:23Exodus 9:24Exodus 9:25Judges 5:8Judges 5:20Psalms 18:11Psalms 18:12Psalms 18:13Psalms 18:14Psalms 77:16

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I Samuel 4:1I Samuel 4:2I Samuel 29:4I Samuel 7:7I Chronicles 11:13I Chronicles 12:19

(11) And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.
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I Samuel 7:7Joshua 11:8I Samuel 13:3II Samuel 8:1I Chronicles 18:1I Samuel 17:52

(12) Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
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Genesis 28:18Genesis 28:19Genesis 31:45Genesis 31:46Genesis 31:47Genesis 31:48Genesis 31:49Genesis 31:50Genesis 31:51Genesis 31:52Genesis 35:14Joshua 4:9

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Isaiah 28:16I Samuel 7:6I Samuel 3:10

(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.
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Judges 13:1I Samuel 13:1I Samuel 13:2I Samuel 13:3I Samuel 13:4I Samuel 13:5I Samuel 14:6I Samuel 14:7I Samuel 14:8I Samuel 14:9I Samuel 14:10I Samuel 14:11

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I Samuel 7:7I Samuel 4:1I Samuel 7:10II Samuel 8:1I Chronicles 18:1Judges 14:4

(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.
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Deuteronomy 7:2Deuteronomy 7:16Judges 4:17Psalms 106:34

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I Samuel 17:52I Samuel 7:7I Samuel 28:19II Samuel 5:19I Chronicles 18:1II Chronicles 26:6

(15) And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
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I Samuel 7:6I Samuel 12:1I Samuel 25:1Judges 2:16Judges 3:10Judges 3:11Acts 13:20Acts 13:21

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I Samuel 3:10

(16) And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
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Judges 5:10Judges 10:4Judges 12:14Psalms 75:2Psalms 82:3Psalms 82:4

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Amos 5:5I Kings 12:32I Samuel 7:6

(17) And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
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I Samuel 1:1I Samuel 1:19I Samuel 8:4I Samuel 19:18I Samuel 19:19I Samuel 19:20I Samuel 19:21I Samuel 19:22I Samuel 19:23I Samuel 11:15Genesis 12:7Genesis 12:8

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Song of Solomon 6:13Jeremiah 15:19Jeremiah 44:14Ezekiel 16:55Malachi 3:7

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