12 Then Samuel took a stone, and pitched it between Mizpah and [a]Shen, and called the name thereof Ebenezer, and he said, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

13 ¶ So the Philistines were brought under, and they came no more again into the coasts of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

14 Also the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel, were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath: and Israel delivered the coasts of the same out of the hands of the Philistines: and there was peace between Israel and the [b]Amorites.

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  1. 1 Samuel 7:12 Which was a great rock over against Mizpah.
  2. 1 Samuel 7:14 Meaning, the Philistines.

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. 14 The towns from Ekron(D) to Gath that the Philistines had captured from Israel were restored to Israel, and Israel delivered the neighboring territory from the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.(E)

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  1. 1 Samuel 7:12 Ebenezer means stone of help.