1 Samuel 7:11
9 And 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.
10 And 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.
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
13 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.
- KJV
- And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
- WEB
- The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them until they came under Beth Kar.
- ASV
- And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
- DARBY
- And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, as far as below Beth-car.
- BLB
- And Israel went out from the men of Mizpah, and they pursued the Philistines and drove them back even as far as below Beth-car.
- ÅB
- Da dro Israels menn ut fra Mispa og forfulgte filistrene og hugg dem ned, like til nedenfor Bet-Kar.
- OTB
- Israels menn rykket ut fra Mispa og forfulgte filistrene, og slo dem ned langs veien til et punkt nedenfor Bet-Kar.
- B1930
- Da drog Israels menn ut fra Mispa og forfulgte filistrene og hugg dem ned, like til nedenfor Bet-Kar.