1 Samuel 7:10

Easy To Read Version

While Samuel was burning the sacrifice, the Philistines came to fight Israel. But the Lord caused loud thunder near the Philistines. This confused the Philistines. The thunder scared the Philistines, and they became confused. {Their leaders were not able to control them.} So the Israelites defeated the Philistines in battle.

Cross References

Psalm 18:15

Lord, you shouted your command;\par and a powerful wind began to blow. {\cf2\super [103]} \par \{The water was pushed back,\}\par and we could see the bottom of the sea.\par We could see the earth’s foundations.\par

Psalm 29:3

The Lord raises his voice at the sea.\par The voice of the glorious God is like thunder over the great ocean.\par

Psalm 29:4

The Lord’s voice shows his power.\par His voice shows his glory.\par

Psalm 78:66

God forced his enemy back\par and defeated them.\par God defeated his enemies\par and disgraced them forever.\par

Zechariah 4:6

He said, “This is the message from the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Your help will not come from your strength and power. No, your help will come from my Spirit.’ The Lord All-Powerful said those things!

Deuteronomy 28:7

“The Lord will help you defeat your enemies that come to fight against you. Your enemies will come against you one way, but they will run away from you seven different ways!

Joshua 10:10

The Lord caused those armies to be very confused when Israel attacked. So Israel defeated them and won a great victory. Israel chased the enemy from Gibeon on the road going to Beth Horon. The army of Israel killed men all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

Judges 4:15

Barak and his men attacked Sisera. During the battle, the Lord confused Sisera and his army and chariots. They did not know what to do. So Barak and his men defeated Sisera’s army. But Sisera left his chariot and ran away on foot.

Judges 5:20

The stars fought {them} from heaven. From their paths {across the sky}, they fought against Sisera.

Judges 5:8

God chose new {leaders} to fight at the city gates. [43] No one could find a shield or a spear among the 40,000 soldiers of Israel.

1 Samuel 12:17

Now is the time of the wheat harvest. [118] I will pray to the Lord. I will ask him to send thunder and rain. Then you will know you did a very bad thing against the Lord when you asked for a king.”

1 Samuel 14:15

All of the Philistine soldiers became scared—the soldiers in the field, the soldiers in the camp, and the soldiers at the fort. Even the bravest soldiers were scared. The ground began to shake and that really scared the Philistine soldiers!

1 Samuel 2:10

The Lord destroys his enemies. God Most-High will thunder in heaven against people. The Lord will judge even the faraway lands. He will give power to his king. He will make his special king strong.”

1 Samuel 7:11

The men of Israel ran out of Mizpah and chased the Philistines. They chased them all the way to Beth Car. They killed Philistine soldiers all along the way.