Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Samuel said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the LORD for you.” New Living Translation Then Samuel told them, “Gather all of Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.” English Standard Version Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.” Berean Standard Bible Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.” King James Bible And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD. New King James Version And Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.” New American Standard Bible Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you.” NASB 1995 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you.” NASB 1977 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.” Legacy Standard Bible Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.” Amplified Bible Samuel said, “Gather all Israel together at Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you.” Christian Standard Bible Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.” American Standard Version And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto Jehovah. Contemporary English Version Then Samuel said, "Tell everyone in Israel to meet together at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you." English Revised Version And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Samuel said, "Gather all the Israelites together at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you." Good News Translation Then Samuel called for all the Israelites to meet at Mizpah, telling them, "I will pray to the LORD for you there." International Standard Version Samuel said, "Bring all Israel together at Mizpah, and I'll pray to the LORD on your behalf." Majority Standard Bible Then Samuel said, ?Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.? NET Bible Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf." New Heart English Bible Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to the LORD." Webster's Bible Translation And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the LORD. World English Bible Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Samuel says, “Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I pray to YHWH for you.” Young's Literal Translation and Samuel saith, 'Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I pray for you unto Jehovah.' Smith's Literal Translation And Samuel will say, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Samuel said: Gather all Israel to Masphath, that I may pray to the Lord for you. Catholic Public Domain Version And Samuel said, “Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray for you to the Lord.” New American Bible Samuel then gave orders, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, that I may pray to the LORD for you.” New Revised Standard Version Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Samuel said, Gather all Israel at Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Shemueil said: “Gather all Israel to Metspaya, and I shall pray for you before LORD JEHOVAH” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Samuel said: 'Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, and I will pray for you to the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Samuel Subdues the Philistines…4So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD. 5Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.” 6When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 7:14 and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. Jeremiah 29:12-13 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Matthew 18:19-20 Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. / For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.” Joel 2:12-13 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 2 Chronicles 20:4 So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him. Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. Acts 1:14 With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. 2 Chronicles 6:21 Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive. Luke 11:9-10 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. Treasury of Scripture And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the LORD. Gather Nehemiah 9:1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. Joel 2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Mizpeh 1 Samuel 7:12,16 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… 1 Samuel 10:17 And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; Joshua 15:38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, I will pray 1 Samuel 12:23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: Jump to Previous Assemble Intercede Israel Mizpah Mizpeh Prayer SamuelJump to Next Assemble Intercede Israel Mizpah Mizpeh Prayer Samuel1 Samuel 7 1. They of Kiriath Jearim bring the ark to Abinadab, and sanctify Eleazar as guard2. After twenty years, 3. the Israelites, by Samuel's means, solemnly repent at Mizpeh 7. While Samuel prays and sacrifices, 10. the Lord thwarts the Philistines by thunder at Ebenezer 13. The Philistines are subdued 15. Samuel judges Israel Then Samuel said Samuel, the last judge of Israel and a prophet, plays a pivotal role in guiding Israel during a time of transition from judges to monarchy. His leadership is marked by spiritual renewal and dedication to God. Samuel's authority is recognized by the people, and his words carry significant weight, indicating his role as a mediator between God and Israel. “Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.” Persons / Places / Events 1. SamuelA prophet and judge of Israel, Samuel was instrumental in leading the Israelites back to God. He served as a spiritual leader and intercessor for the people. 2. Israel The nation of God's chosen people, who at this time were struggling with idolatry and oppression from the Philistines. 3. Mizpah A significant gathering place in Israel's history, often used for assemblies and important events. It was here that Samuel called the people to repentance and prayer. 4. Prayer Samuel's act of interceding for Israel highlights the importance of prayer in seeking God's favor and guidance. 5. Repentance The context of this verse involves Israel's return to God, turning away from foreign gods and seeking His mercy. Teaching Points The Role of IntercessionSamuel's role as an intercessor is a model for believers today. We are called to pray for others, standing in the gap and seeking God's intervention in their lives. The Power of Collective Prayer Gathering together in prayer, as Israel did at Mizpah, can lead to powerful spiritual breakthroughs. The church today should not underestimate the power of united prayer. Repentance as a Path to Restoration True repentance involves turning away from sin and turning towards God. This is a necessary step for spiritual renewal and restoration. Leadership in Spiritual Matters Samuel's leadership in calling Israel to prayer and repentance highlights the responsibility of spiritual leaders to guide their communities in seeking God. The Importance of Sacred Spaces Mizpah served as a sacred space for Israel to meet with God. Believers should identify and cherish places where they can connect deeply with God.(5) Mizpeh.--Or, as it should be spelt, Mizpah, a common name for lofty situations. It signifies a "watch-tower," a place where an outlook could be kept against an advancing enemy. Now the assembly of the tribes at Mizpeh marked a new departure for Israel. It was the result of more than twenty years of toil undertaken by the greatest reformer and statesman the chosen race ever knew. The great gathering belonged both to religion and to war. Its first object was solemnly to assure the Lord that the heart of His people, so long estranged from Him, was again His. Its second was to implore that Jehovah might again restore a repentant and sorrowful people to the land of their inheritance. What more likely than that the prophet-statesman--who in that solemn juncture represented priest and judge and seer to Israel--devised on that momentous day new symbolic rites, signifying Israel's new dedication to the Eternal for the future, Israel's repentance for the sad past? The solemn pouring out of water before the Lord symbolised, to a people trained so carefully to watch the meaning and signification of symbols and imagery, the heart and whole inner life poured out before the Lord; the fasting represented the repentant humble sinner bowed down in grief before the one true God. Is it not at least probable that the strange, mysterious custom which we hear of in after days--the high priest filling the golden vessel with the waters of Siloam, and then pouring it out silently before the Lord--was the record of one of the holiest memories of the people--their reconciliation with their God-Friend at Mizpeh? Now, after years of estrangement, they repented and were forgiven. The fasting of Mizpeh being a favourite practice, ever much observed by the worshippers in the Temple and synagogue, needed no special record or reminder. Verse 5. - Gather all Israel to Mizpeh. Mizpah, for so the place should be spelt, means a watch tower (Genesis 31:49), and so is a not uncommon name for spots among the hills commanding an extensive outlook. This was probably the Mizpah in the tribe of Benjamin, distant about five miles from Jerusalem (see Conder, 'Tent Work,' 1:25); and though Samuel may have partly chosen it as a holy place (Judges 11:11; Judges 20:1), yet the chief reason was probably its lofty situation, 500 feet above the neighbouring tableau, which itself was 2000 feet above the sea level. It was thus difficult to surprise, and admirably adapted for warlike purposes. The gathering of the people at Mizpah was the necessary result of the public insult offered to the Philistine gods, and virtually a declaration of war, as being an assertion of national independence.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Gather קִבְצ֥וּ (qiḇ·ṣū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6908: To gather, collect all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc to Mizpah, הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה (ham·miṣ·pā·ṯāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4709: Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israel and I will pray וְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥ל (wə·’eṯ·pal·lêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel on your behalf.” בַּעַדְכֶ֖ם (ba·‘aḏ·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for Links 1 Samuel 7:5 NIV1 Samuel 7:5 NLT 1 Samuel 7:5 ESV 1 Samuel 7:5 NASB 1 Samuel 7:5 KJV 1 Samuel 7:5 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 7:5 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 7:5 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 7:5 French Bible 1 Samuel 7:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 7:5 Samuel said Gather all Israel to Mizpah (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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