1 Samuel 7:5

Good News Translation

Then Samuel called for all the Israelites to meet at Mizpah, telling them, "I will pray to the Lord for you there."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord on your behalf.”

Hebrew Names Version
Shemu'el said, Gather all Yisra'el to Mitzpah, and I will pray for you to the LORD.

King James Version
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord .

Lexham English Bible
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you."

English Standard Version
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you."

New Century Version
Samuel said, "All Israel must meet at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you."

New English Translation
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord on your behalf."

Amplified Bible
Samuel said, "Gather all Israel together at Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you."

New American Standard Bible
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you vnto the Lord.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you."

Contemporary English Version
Then Samuel said, "Tell everyone in Israel to meet together at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you."

Complete Jewish Bible
Sh'mu'el said, "Gather all Isra'el to Mitzpah, and I will pray for you to Adonai ."

Darby Translation
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray Jehovah for you.

Easy-to-Read Version
Samuel said, "All Israel must meet at Mizpah. I will pray to the Lord for you."

George Lamsa Translation
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel at Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the LORD.

Literal Translation
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Jehovah for you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Samuel saide: Gather all Israel together vnto Mispa, that I maye praye for you vnto the LORDE.

American Standard Version
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Samuel sayde: Gather all Israel to Mispah, and I wyll praye for you vnto the Lord.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Samuel said: 'Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.'

King James Version (1611)
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you vnto the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, and I will pray for you to the Lord.

English Revised Version
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Samuel seide, Gadere ye al Israel in to Masphat, that Y preie the Lord for you.

Young's Literal Translation
and Samuel saith, `Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I pray for you unto Jehovah.'

Update Bible Version
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the LORD.

World English Bible
Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Yahweh.

New King James Version
And Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you."

New Living Translation
Then Samuel told them, "Gather all of Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you."

New Life Bible
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel together at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you."

New Revised Standard
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel unto Mizpah, - that I may pray for you, unto Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Samuel said: Gather all Israel to Masphath, that I may pray to the Lord for you.

Revised Standard Version
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you."

THE MESSAGE
Next Samuel said, "Get everybody together at Mizpah and I'll pray for you."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you."

Contextual Overview

³ Samuel said to the people of Israel, "If you are going to turn to the Lord with all your hearts, you must get rid of all the foreign gods and the images of the goddess Astarte. Dedicate yourselves completely to the Lord and worship only him, and he will rescue you from the power of the Philistines." ⁴ So the Israelites got rid of their idols of Baal and Astarte, and worshiped only the Lord . ⁵ Then Samuel called for all the Israelites to meet at Mizpah, telling them, "I will pray to the Lord for you there." ⁶ So they all gathered at Mizpah. They drew some water and poured it out as an offering to the Lord and fasted that whole day. They said, "We have sinned against the Lord ." (It was at Mizpah where Samuel settled disputes among the Israelites.)

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gather: Nehemiah 9:1, Joel 2:16

Mizpeh: 1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Samuel 7:16, 1 Samuel 10:17, Joshua 15:38, Judges 20:1, 2 Kings 25:23

I will pray: 1 Samuel 12:23

Reciprocal: Genesis 20:7 - pray Genesis 31:49 - Mizpah Joshua 11:3 - land 1 Samuel 12:19 - Pray for thy 1 Kings 15:22 - Mizpah Jeremiah 40:6 - Mizpah Luke 1:17 - to make

Cross-References

Genesis 6:22
Noah did everything that God commanded.

Exodus 39:32
All the work on the Tent of the Lord 's presence was finally completed. The Israelites made everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:16
Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded.

Psalms 119:6
If I pay attention to all your commands, then I will not be put to shame.

Matthew 3:15
But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so for now. For in this way we shall do all that God requires." So John agreed.

Luke 8:21
Jesus said to them all, "My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

John 2:5
Jesus' mother then told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

John 13:17
Now that you know this truth, how happy you will be if you put it into practice!

Philippians 2:8
He was humble and walked the path of obedience all the way to death— his death on the cross.

Hebrews 5:8
But even though he was God's Son, he learned through his sufferings to be obedient.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Samuel said, gather all Israel to Mizpeh,.... Not Mizpeh in Gilead, on the other side Jordan, but a city which lay on the borders of Judah and Benjamin, where the tribes met on the account of the Levite's concubine, Judges 20:1. This order Samuel gave by messengers sent to the several tribes, or the heads of them, to meet him at this place:

and I will pray for you unto the Lord; no doubt he prayed for them privately, that the reformation begun might be carried on, and appear to be sincere, and hearty, and general, and universal; but he was desirous that they might appear in a body, and join with him in public prayer for their spiritual and temporal welfare; that they might have true repentance for their sins, reform from them, and have remission of them, and be delivered out of the hands of their enemies.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the marginal references. Twenty years of Samuel’s life had passed away since the last mention of him 1 Samuel 4:1. Now he appears in the threefold character of prophet, Judge, and the acknowledged leader of the whole people. His words were an answer to a profession of repentance on the part of Israel, the practical proof of which would be the putting away all their false gods. (Compare Judges 6:10 note.)

Will pray for you ... - So Moses prayed for the people at Rephidim Exodus 17:11-12; and for Miriam Numbers 12:13; so Elijah prayed at Carmel 1 Kings 18:36, 1 Kings 18:42; so Ezra prayed at the evening sacrifice Ezra 9:5; so the High Priest prayed for the house of Israel on the Day of Atonement; and so does our Lord Jesus Christ ever live at God’s right hand to make intercession for us.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 7:5. Gather all Israel to Mizpeh — This appears to have been an armed assembly, though probably collected principally for religious and political purposes; but Samuel knew that an unarmed multitude could not safely be convened in the vicinity of the Philistines.