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1 Samuel 7:9

Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Intercession;   Samuel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Afflictions;   Burnt-Offerings;   Crying to God;   Dedication;   Earnestness-Indifference;   Offerings;   Prayer;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Burnt Offering, the;   Lamb, the;   Philistines, the;   Prayer, Answers to;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ebenezer;   Mizpah or Mizpeh;   Philistines;   Priest;   War;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Mizpah;   Philistia, philistines;   Samuel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Covenant;   Lamb, Lamb of God;   Offerings and Sacrifices;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Eben-Ezer;   Lamb;   Mizpah;   Prayer;   Samuel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Judges, the Book of;   Lamb;   Philistia;   Samson;   Samuel;   Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Advocate;   Mizpah, Mizpeh;   Philistines, the;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mediator, Mediation;   Samuel, Books of;   Sheep;   War;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Sacrifices ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mizpah, Mizpeh ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ebenezer;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sam'uel;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Suck;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Samuel the Prophet;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Army;   Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Deuteronomy;   Judges, Period of;   Lamb;   Mediation;   Prayer;   Priesthood;   Samuel;   Samuel, Books of;   Sorek, Valley of;   War;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Burnt-offerings;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Burnt Offering;   High Place;   Johanan ben Meriya;   Philistines;   Sacrifice;   Samuel;   War;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Samuel took a young lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord answered him.
Hebrew Names Version
Shemu'el took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering to the LORD: and Shemu'el cried to the LORD for Yisra'el; and the LORD answered him.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
So Samuel took a single nursing lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Then Samuel cried out to Yahweh on behalf of Israel, and Yahweh answered him.
English Standard Version
So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord . And Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him.
New Century Version
Then Samuel took a baby lamb and offered it to the Lord as a whole burnt offering. He called to the Lord for Israel's sake, and the Lord answered him.
New English Translation
So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord . Samuel cried out to the Lord on Israel's behalf, and the Lord answered him.
Amplified Bible
So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD; and Samuel cried out to the LORD for Israel and the LORD answered him.
New American Standard Bible
Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD; and Samuel cried out to the LORD for Israel, and the LORD answered him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Samuel tooke a sucking lambe, and offered it all together for a burnt offering vnto the Lord, and Samuel cryed vnto the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh; and Samuel cried out to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.
Contemporary English Version
Samuel begged the Lord to rescue Israel, then he sacrificed a young lamb to the Lord . Samuel had not even finished offering the sacrifice when the Philistines started to attack. But the Lord answered his prayer and made thunder crash all around them. The Philistines panicked and ran away.
Complete Jewish Bible
Sh'mu'el took a baby lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to Adonai . Then Sh'mu'el cried to Adonai for Isra'el, and Adonai answered him.
Darby Translation
And Samuel took a sucking-lamb, and offered it as a whole burnt-offering to Jehovah; and Samuel cried to Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answered him.
Easy-to-Read Version
Samuel took a baby lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord . He prayed to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered his prayer.
George Lamsa Translation
And Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it for a burnt offering wholly to the LORD; and Samuel prayed before the LORD for the children of Israel; and the LORD answered him.
Good News Translation
Samuel killed a young lamb and burned it whole as a sacrifice to the Lord . Then he prayed to the Lord to help Israel, and the Lord answered his prayer.
Literal Translation
And Samuel took a milk lamb and offered a whole burnt offering to Jehovah. And Samuel cried to Jehovah for Israel. And Jehovah answered him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Samuel toke a fat lambe, & offred an whole burntofferynge vnto the LORDE, & cried vnto the LORDE for Israel, and the LORDE herde him.
American Standard Version
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto Jehovah: and Samuel cried unto Jehovah for Israel; and Jehovah answered him.
Bible in Basic English
And Samuel took a young lamb, offering all of it as a burned offering to the Lord; and Samuel made prayers to the Lord for Israel and the Lord gave him an answer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Samuel toke a sucking lambe, and offered it altogether for a burnt offering vnto the Lord, and cryed vnto the Lorde for Israel, and the Lorde heard him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto the LORD; and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD answered him.
King James Version (1611)
And Samuel tooke a sucking lambe, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly vnto the Lord; and Samuel cried vnto the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it up as a whole-burnt-offering with all the people to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.
English Revised Version
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD answered him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Samuel took o soukynge lomb, and offride that hool in to brent sacrifice to the Lord. And Samuel criede to the Lord for Israel; and the Lord herde hym.
Young's Literal Translation
And Samuel taketh a fat lamb, and causeth it to go up -- a burnt-offering whole to Jehovah; and Samuel crieth unto Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answereth him;
Update Bible Version
And Samuel took a nursing lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered [it for] a burnt-offering wholly to the LORD: and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
World English Bible
Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him.
New King James Version
And Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. Then Samuel cried out to the LORD for Israel, and the LORD answered him.
New Living Translation
So Samuel took a young lamb and offered it to the Lord as a whole burnt offering. He pleaded with the Lord to help Israel, and the Lord answered him.
New Life Bible
Samuel took a young lamb and gave it as a whole burnt gift to the Lord. Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him.
New Revised Standard
So Samuel took a sucking lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord ; Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Samuel took one sucking lamb, and offered it up, as an entire ascending-sacrifice unto Yahweh, - and Samuel made outcry unto Yahweh, for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it whole for a holocaust to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.
Revised Standard Version
So Samuel took a sucking lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD; and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel, and the LORD answered him.
THE MESSAGE
Samuel took a young lamb not yet weaned and offered it whole as a Whole-Burnt-Offering to God . He prayed fervently to God , interceding for Israel. And God answered.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it for a whole burnt offering to the LORD; and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel and the LORD answered him.

Contextual Overview

7When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines 8and said to Samuel, "Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, so that He will deliver us from the hand of the Philistines." 9Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.10As 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. 11Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car. 12Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far the LORD has helped us."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a sucking: 1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 6:14, 1 Samuel 6:15, 1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 10:8, 1 Samuel 16:2, Judges 6:26, Judges 6:28, 1 Kings 18:30-38

cried unto: Psalms 50:15, Psalms 99:6, Jeremiah 15:1, James 5:16

heard: or, answered

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:3 - take to Exodus 29:18 - a burnt offering Leviticus 17:8 - that offereth Judges 2:5 - they sacrificed 1 Samuel 12:17 - I will call 1 Samuel 14:35 - built 2 Samuel 24:25 - built there 1 Kings 17:20 - he cried 1 Kings 18:32 - And with 1 Chronicles 21:26 - and called Psalms 22:4 - General Isaiah 37:15 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 7:6
Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
Genesis 7:9
came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded him.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
Genesis 7:12
And the rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:16
And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.
Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will do no harm nor destruction on all My holy mountain," says the LORD.
Jeremiah 8:7
Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush observe their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:11
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Samuel took a sucking lamb,.... Which it might be, and yet more than eight days old, for under that it might not be sacrificed, Exodus 22:30

and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord; the whole of it was burnt, skin and all, whereas the skin was the priest's in other burnt offerings; and this is remarked m as one of the three things in which it differed from other offerings; the word being feminine, the Jews gather from hence, as Jarchi notes, that females might be offered at a private altar:

and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; not only offered a sacrifice for them, but prayed for them:

and the Lord heard him; and answered him, either by causing fire to come down on the sacrifice, by which it was consumed, or by the voice of thunder, which frightened and discomfited the Philistines; and the event of things manifestly showed it.

m Midrash Schemuel apud Abarbinel in loc.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Samuel’s preparation for intercessory prayer, namely, the offering up an atoning sacrifice, is most significant (compare Luke 1:9-10). The term here used for a “lamb” does not occur in the Pentateuch; indeed it is only found besides this place in Isaiah 65:25. The offering is in accordance with Leviticus 22:27.

The Lord heard him - Better as in margin. The “answer” was not simply the granting the asked-for deliverance, but the great thunder 1 Samuel 7:10, which was “the voice of the Lord,” the same voice with which the Lord answered Moses Exodus 19:19; Psalms 99:6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 7:9. Samuel took a sucking lamb — This sucking lamb must have been eight days under its mother before it could be offered, as the law says, Leviticus 22:27.

Though Samuel was not a priest, yet he offered this sacrifice; or he might have ordered Eleazar to offer it, and still be said to have done it himself: Qui facit per alterum, facit per se; "He who procures a thing to be done, may be said to do it himself."

His not sacrificing at the tabernacle was justified by the necessity of the case; neither tabernacle nor ark was at hand.


 
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