1 Samuel 7:11-13
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and smote them as far as below Beth-car.
12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and he called the name of it Ebenezer [stone of help], saying, Heretofore the Lord has helped us.
13 So the Philistines were subdued and came no more into Israelite territory. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
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1 Samuel 7:11-13
New International Version
11 The men of Israel rushed out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, slaughtering them along the way to a point below Beth Kar.
12 Then Samuel took a stone(A) and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer,[a](B) saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
13 So the Philistines were subdued(C) and they stopped invading Israel’s territory. Throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Ebenezer means stone of help.
1 Samuel 7:11-13
New King James Version
11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and [a]drove them back as far as below Beth Car. 12 Then Samuel (A)took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name [b]Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
13 (B)So the Philistines were subdued, and they (C)did not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
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- 1 Samuel 7:11 struck them down
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Lit. Stone of Help
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