1 Samuel 7:5-7

Expanded Bible

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.

⁷ The Philistines heard the Israelites were ·meeting [gathered; assembled] at Mizpah, so the Philistine ·kings [rulers; lords] came up to attack them. When ·the Israelites [sons/^Tchildren of Israel] heard they were coming, they were afraid.