1 Samuel 7:11-13
New American Standard Bible 1995
11 The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them down as far as below Beth-car.
12 Then Samuel (A)took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it [a]Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 13 (B)So the Philistines were subdued and (C)they did not come anymore within the border of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
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- 1 Samuel 7:12 I.e. The stone of help
1 Samuel 7:11-13
New International Version
11 The men of Israel rushed out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, slaughtering them along the way to a point below Beth Kar.
12 Then Samuel took a stone(A) and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer,[a](B) saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
13 So the Philistines were subdued(C) and they stopped invading Israel’s territory. Throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Ebenezer means stone of help.
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