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1 Samuel 7:9 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 7 · verse 9
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.1 Samuel 7:9 · King James Version
1 Samuel 7:9 in context
7And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
9And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
11And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- offeringʻôlâha step orH5930 →
- suckingchâlâbmilkH2461 →
- offeredʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- whollykâlîylcompleteH3632 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
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Here, I. The Philistines invade Israel (Sa1 7:7), taking umbrage from that general meeting for repentance and prayer as if it had been a rendezvous for war, and, if so, they thought it prudent to keep the war out of their own country. They had no just cause for this suspicion;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-12