1 Samuel 7:12
10 As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
11 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.
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
13 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.
14 The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “The LORD helped us until now.”
- ASV
- Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.
- DARBY
- And Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, and said, Hitherto Jehovah has helped us.
- BLB
- And Samuel took one stone and set [it] up between Mizpah and between Shen, and he called its name Ebenezer and said, “As far as here, YHWH has helped us.”
- ÅB
- Og Samuel tok en stein og satte den imellom Mispa og Sen; denne stein kalte han Eben-Eser[^3] og sa: Hittil har Herren hjulpet oss.
- OTB
- Samuel satte da opp en stein mellom Mispa og Sen, kalte den Eben-Eser, og erklærte: «Til dette punktet har Herren hjulpet oss.»
- B1930
- Og Samuel tok en sten og satte den imellem Mispa og Sen; denne sten kalte han Eben-Eser og sa: Hittil har Herren hjulpet oss. / < hjelpe-sten.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 1:10
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Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.
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But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
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And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
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So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.
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After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
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“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
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So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,
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