1 Samuel 7
- 1And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and brought up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
- 2While the ark stayed in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long. For it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
- 3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts to the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
- 4Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only.
- 5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the Lord.
- 6And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
- 7And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
- 8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Do not stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
- 9And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering completely to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel. The Lord heard him.
- 10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and defeated them. They were struck before Israel.
- 11And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came under Bethcar.
- 12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Until now has the Lord helped us.
- 13So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the border of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
- 14And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath. Its regions did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
- 15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
- 16And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
- 17And his return was to Ramah. For there was his house. There he judged Israel. There he built an altar to the Lord.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Samuel 7 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd the men of Kirjathjearim came, and brought up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
KJVAnd it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
GIGAKJVWhile the ark stayed in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long. For it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
KJVAnd Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
GIGAKJVAnd Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts to the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
KJVAnd Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the Lord.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel said to Samuel, Do not stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
KJVAnd Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord: and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; and the Lord heard him.
GIGAKJVAnd Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering completely to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel. The Lord heard him.
KJVAnd as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and defeated them. They were struck before Israel.
KJVAnd the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.
GIGAKJVAnd the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came under Bethcar.
KJVThen Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.
GIGAKJVThen Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Until now has the Lord helped us.
KJVSo the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
GIGAKJVSo the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the border of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
KJVAnd the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
GIGAKJVAnd the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath. Its regions did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
KJVAnd his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd his return was to Ramah. For there was his house. There he judged Israel. There he built an altar to the Lord.
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