1 Samuel 7:5 - Plain English Version

⁵ Then Samuel told them all, “Send messengers to every place. I want all the Israel mob to meet together at that place called Mizpah. Then I will pray to God for everybody there.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the Lord for you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto Jehovah.

Common English Bible

⁵ Next Samuel said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah. I will pray to the LORD for you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And Samuel said, "Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray for you to the Lord."

1 Samuel 7:5 Cross References

Genesis 20:7

So now, give Sarah back to Abraham. He is my special man, and he will pray for you, so that you will not die. But I’m telling you, if you don’t give her back to Abraham, I will kill you, and I will kill everyone that lives with you.”

Genesis 31:49

Then Laban said to Jacob, “Tomorrow, you will go to your home country, and I will go back to my home country, and we will not see each other any more. So I’m asking Yahweh your God to always watch both of us. If you treat my daughters badly, or if you marry any other women, remember that God will see you do those things. Even if nobody else sees you, God will see you.” So that place is also called Mizpah. That name means place where he watches.

1 Samuel 10:17

After that, Samuel told the Israel mob to come together at the place called Mizpah. So they met together at that place. (We have not yet translated 10:18-23.)

1 Samuel 7:12

The Philistia mob ran away and went home. Then Samuel got a big stone, and stood it up half-way between 2 places, Mizpah and Shen, so that everybody will remember the things that happened. And he said, “God was helping us.” So he called the stone Ebenezer. That name means stone that belongs to the one that helps us. The Philistia mob sat quiet for a long time. They didn’t come back to the Israel mob’s country. So God saved them from the Philistia mob for a long time, until Samuel became an old man. (We have not yet translated 7:14-17.)

1 Samuel 7:4

So the Israel mob listened to him and threw away all those things, those statues like men called Baal and those other statues like women called Astarti. And they turned back to God and showed respect only to him.

1 Samuel 8:6

Samuel wasn’t happy about that, so he prayed to God.