1 Samuel 7:13

Translations

Modern

So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

Traditional

So 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.

Literal

And the Philistines were subdued; and they added not anymore to come into the territory of Israel. And the hand of YHWH was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

Latin

Et humiliati sunt Philisthiim, nec apposuerunt ultra ut venirent in terminos Israël. Facta est itaque manus Domini super Philisthæos cunctis diebus Samuelis.

Original

Hebrew

English

So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

Notes

1 Samuel 7:13

The Philistines remained inactive for a while, until Saul became king (see 1 Samuel 13:5).
God's powerful intervention, not Samuel's talents, was crucial in freeing Israel from the Philistines.

Theme notes and profiles

Samuel

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Judges 13:1
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
1 Samuel 17:49–53
Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
1 Samuel 14:20–23
Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
1 Samuel 13:1–5
Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
Judges 13:5
For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
1 Samuel 28:3–5
Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
1 Samuel 14:6–16
Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
1 Samuel 31:1–7
Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings

Places

Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan

Glossary

Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Hand was against the Philistines Intercession: Answered of Samuel, for Deliverance from the Oppressions of the Philistines Samuel: The Philistines Defeated Through his Intercession and Sacrifices The Philistines: Miraculously Routed at Mizpeh

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