1 Samuel 7:8

And 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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְנֵֽי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
said	וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל she.mu.'El	H8050	Shemuel · proper noun, a man's name
Cease	תַּחֲרֵ֣שׁ ta.cha.Resh	H2790	to scratch · verb, hiphil jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
cry	מִזְּעֹ֖ק mi.ze.'Ok	H2199	to shriek (from anguish or danger) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ 'e.lo.Hei.nu	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
save	וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּ ve.yo.shi.'E.nu	H3467	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
hand	מִיַּ֥ד mi.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים pe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Isaiah 37:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and w…
1 Samuel 12:19-24 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this…
James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availet…
Isaiah 62:1 For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness,…
Isaiah 62:6-7 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep no…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 7:7-12

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; but those that seek to do mischief to others will be forward to imagine that others design mischief to them. Now see here, 1. How evil sometimes seems to come out of good. The religious meeting of the Israelites at Mizpeh brought trouble upon them from the Philistines, which perhaps tempted them to wish they had staid at home and to blame Samuel for calling them together. But we may be in God's way and yet meet with di…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 7:7

WHILE SAMUEL PRAYS, THE PHILISTINES ARE DISCOMFITED. (Sa1 7:7-14) when the Philistines heard, &c.--The character and importance of the national convention at Mizpeh were fully appreciated by the Philistines. They discerned in it the rising spirit of religious patriotism among the Israelites that was prepared to throw off the yoke of their domination. Anxious to crush it at the first, they made a sudden incursion while the Israelites were in the midst of their solemn celebration. Unprepared for resistance, they besought Samuel to supplicate the divine interposition to save them from their enemies. The prophet's prayers and sacrifice were answered by such a tremendous storm of thunder and lig…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 7:8

Cease not to cry unto the Lord - They had strong confidence in the intercession of Samuel, because they knew he was a holy man of God.

John Gill on 1 Samuel 7:8

And the children of Israel said to Samuel,.... To whom they applied, not as the general of their forces, but as the prophet of the Lord; believing his prayers for them would be of more avail to them than an army of men ever so numerous, or so well accoutred: cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us: he had been praying for them that day, and they desired he would continue praying for them, well knowing that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much; they knew their salvation was of the Lord, and that he only could save them, and that he must be sought unto for it; and as Samuel had an interest in him, they beg he would continue to make use of it on their behalf; in wh…

Dictionary and topics

David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Eben-ezer — Stone of help, the memorial stone set up by Samuel to commemorate the divine assistance to Israel in their great battle against the Philistines, whom they totally routed (1 Sam. 7:7-12) at Aphek, in…
Mizpah — Or Miz’peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1.) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot (Gen. 31:49) on his return to Palestine from Padan-aram. Here Jacob and Laban set up…
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Samuel — Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly…
Intercession · OF MAN WITH GOD — OF MAN WITH GOD
Philistines · Miraculously routed at Mizpeh — Miraculously routed at Mizpeh
Samuel · The Philistines — The Philistines

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 7:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 7:7-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 7:7

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 7:8

John Gill on 1 Samuel 7:8

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 7:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 7:7-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 7:7

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 7:8

John Gill on 1 Samuel 7:8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 7:5-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 7:6

Rashi on 1 Samuel 7:6