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1 Samuel 7:16 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 7 · verse 16
And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.1 Samuel 7:16 · King James Version
1 Samuel 7:16 in context
14And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
17And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- circuitçâbabto revolve, surround, or borderH5437 →
- BethelBêyth-ʼÊlBeth-El, a place in PalestineH1008 →
- GilgalGilgâlGilgal, the name of three places in PalestineH1537 →
- MizpehMitspâhMitspah, the name of two places in PalestineH4709 →
- judgedshâphaṭto judgeH8199 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
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We have here a short account of the further good services that Samuel did to Israel. Having parted them from their idols, and brought them home to their God, he had put them into a capacity of receiving further benefits by his ministry.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-17