1 Samuel 7:5

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.”

Cross References

Genesis 20:7

But now, give the woman back to her husband. He is a prophet, and he will pray for you, so that you will not die. But if you do not give her back, I warn you that you are going to die, you and all your people.”

Genesis 31:49

Laban also said, “May the Lord keep an eye on us while we are separated from each other.” So the place was also named Mizpah.

2 Kings 25:23

When the Judean officers and soldiers who had not surrendered heard about this, they joined Gedaliah at Mizpah. These officers were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth from the town of Netophah, and Jezaniah from Maacah.

Nehemiah 9:1

On the twenty-fourth day of the same month the people of Israel gathered to fast in order to show sorrow for their sins. They had already separated themselves from all foreigners. They wore sackcloth and put dust on their heads as signs of grief. Then they stood and began to confess the sins that they and their ancestors had committed.

Jeremiah 40:6

I went to stay with Gedaliah in Mizpah and lived among the people who were left in the land.

Hosea 5:1

“Listen to this, you priests! Pay attention, people of Israel! Listen, you that belong to the royal family! You are supposed to judge with justice—so judgment will fall on you! You have become a trap at Mizpah, a net spread on Mount Tabor,

Joel 2:16

Gather the people together; prepare them for a sacred meeting; bring the old people; gather the children and the babies too. Even newly married couples must leave their homes and come.

Joshua 15:38

Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

Joshua 18:26

Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah,

Judges 10:17

Then the Ammonite army prepared for battle and camped in Gilead. The people of Israel came together and camped at Mizpah in Gilead.

Judges 20:1

All the people of Israel from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, as well as from the land of Gilead in the east, answered the call. They gathered in one body in the Lord's presence at Mizpah.

1 Samuel 10:17

Samuel called the people together for a religious gathering at Mizpah

1 Samuel 12:17

It's the dry season, isn't it? But I will pray, and the Lord will send thunder and rain. When this happens, you will realize that you committed a great sin against the Lord when you asked him for a king.”

1 Samuel 12:23

As for me, the Lord forbid that I should sin against him by no longer praying for you. Instead, I will teach you what is good and right for you to do.

1 Samuel 7:12

Then Samuel took a stone, set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and said, “The Lord has helped us all the way”—and he named it “Stone of Help.”

1 Samuel 7:16

Every year he would go around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and in these places he would settle disputes.

1 Samuel 7:4

So the Israelites got rid of their idols of Baal and Astarte, and worshiped only the Lord.

1 Samuel 8:6

Samuel was displeased with their request for a king; so he prayed to the Lord,