1 Samuel 7:4-6

Expanded Bible

⁴ So the Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] ·put away [got rid of; banished] their idols of Baal and Ashtoreth, and they served only the Lord.

⁵ Samuel said, “·All Israel must meet [Gather/Assemble all of Israel] at Mizpah [^Cjust north of Jerusalem within the tribe of Benjamin], and I will ·pray to [plead to; intercede with] the Lord for you.” ⁶ So the Israelites ·met together [gathered; assembled] at Mizpah. They drew water from the ground and poured it out before the Lord [^Ca ritual not commonly found in the OT] and fasted that day. They confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel ·served as judge of [judged] Israel at Mizpah.