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He judged the people of Israel at each of these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he used to go annually on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He used to go annually on circuit to Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he used to go annually on circuit to Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he used to go annually on circuit to Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He used to go annually on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every year he would go on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah and would judge Israel at all these locations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every year he would go on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah and would judge Israel at all these locations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every year he would go around to the towns of Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah where he served as judge for the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Every year he went around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah in order to judge Israel in all those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Every year he would go around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and in these places he would settle disputes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He went on a circuit each year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all those places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Year after year he used to travel the circuit of Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; he used to judge Israel in all of these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has gone from year to year, and gone around Beth-El, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel [in] all these places;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he hath gone from year to year, and gone round Beth-El, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all these places;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he went as often as from year to year, and be turned about the House of God, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and he judged Israel in all these places.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he went every year about to Bethel and to Galgal and to Masphath, and he judged Israel in the aforesaid places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he went each year, traveling around to Bethel, and to Gilgal, and to Mizpah, and he judged Israel in the above-stated places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He made a yearly circuit, passing through Bethel, Gilgal and Mizpah and judging Israel at each of these places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all these places.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he went on from year to year and was going around to Bayth Eil and Galgala and to Metspaya, and he judged Israel and all these regions<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he went year by year, and went round Baethel, and Galgala, and Massephath; and he judged Israel in all these consecrated places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/7-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=1800" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/7.htm">Samuel Subdues the Philistines</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">Every year</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: bə·šā·nāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hā·laḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">he would go</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: wə·sā·ḇaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">on a circuit</a> <a href="/hebrew/1767.htm" title="1767: mid·dê (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Sufficiency, enough. Of uncertain derivation; enough, used chiefly with preposition in phrases.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1537.htm" title="1537: wə·hag·gil·gāl (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Circle (of stones), the name of several places in Pal. The same as gilgal; Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine.">to Gilgal</a> <a href="/hebrew/4709.htm" title="4709: wə·ham·miṣ·pāh (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The name of several places in Isr. Feminine of Mitspeh; Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine.">to Mizpah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: wə·šā·p̄aṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To judge, govern. ">judging</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mə·qō·w·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">places.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Judges 4:5</a></span><br />And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-1.htm">1 Samuel 8:1-3</a></span><br />When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. / The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba. / But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">1 Samuel 12:11</a></span><br />So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-25.htm">1 Samuel 10:25</a></span><br />Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14-15</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.” / So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-34.htm">1 Samuel 15:34</a></span><br />Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a></span><br />So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-1.htm">1 Samuel 25:1</a></span><br />When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5-7</a></span><br />He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. / Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment. / And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a></span><br />You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Acts 13:20</a></span><br />All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-21.htm">Acts 13:21</a></span><br />Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-24.htm">Acts 3:24</a></span><br />Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/7-17.htm">1 Samuel 7:17</a></b></br> And his return <i>was</i> to Ramah; for there <i>was</i> his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">in circuit [heb] and he circuited</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-10.htm">Judges 5:10</a></b></br> Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Judges 10:4</a></b></br> And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which <i>are</i> in the land of Gilead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/12-14.htm">Judges 12:14</a></b></br> And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/9-21.htm">Annually</a> <a href="/judges/21-19.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/judges/21-19.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-15.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">Mizpah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">Mizpeh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-36.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-14.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">Annually</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-3.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-3.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-23.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-17.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-2.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-17.htm">Mizpah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-17.htm">Mizpeh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-7.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/7-1.htm">They of Kiriath Jearim bring the ark to Abinadab, and sanctify Eleazar as guard</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/7-2.htm">After twenty years,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/7-3.htm">the Israelites, by Samuel's means, solemnly repent at Mizpeh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/7-7.htm">While Samuel prays and sacrifices, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/7-10.htm">the Lord thwarts the Philistines by thunder at Ebenezer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/7-13.htm">The Philistines are subdued</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/7-15.htm">Samuel judges Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of a circuit implies a predetermined route, reflecting the organized nature of Samuel's ministry. This practice ensured that justice and spiritual guidance were accessible to all Israelites, not just those near a central location. It highlights the importance of consistent spiritual oversight and accountability.<p><b>from Bethel</b><br>Bethel, meaning "House of God," was a significant religious site in Israel's history. It was where Jacob had his vision of the ladder reaching to heaven (<a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Genesis 28:10-19</a>). By including Bethel in his circuit, Samuel connected his leadership to the patriarchal heritage and the divine promises associated with this location. Bethel's historical and spiritual significance would have reinforced Samuel's authority and the continuity of God's covenant with Israel.<p><b>to Gilgal</b><br>Gilgal was the first campsite of the Israelites after crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land (<a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Joshua 4:19-20</a>). It was a place of renewal and commitment, where the Israelites celebrated the Passover and circumcised the new generation (<a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua 5:2-12</a>). Samuel's inclusion of Gilgal in his circuit underscores the theme of renewal and obedience to God's commands. It also served as a reminder of God's faithfulness in delivering Israel and the need for the people to remain faithful in return.<p><b>to Mizpah</b><br>Mizpah was a significant gathering place for Israel, often associated with national repentance and renewal (<a href="/judges/20.htm">Judges 20:1</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/7-5.htm">1 Samuel 7:5-6</a>). It was here that Samuel led the people in repentance and prayer, resulting in a victory over the Philistines (<a href="/1_samuel/7-7.htm">1 Samuel 7:7-11</a>). Mizpah's inclusion in the circuit highlights the importance of communal repentance and seeking God's guidance. It also emphasizes Samuel's role as a spiritual leader who facilitated Israel's return to God.<p><b>judging Israel in all these places</b><br>Samuel's role as a judge involved more than legal decisions; it included spiritual leadership and guidance. His judgments were based on God's law, ensuring that justice was administered according to divine standards. This phrase reflects the theocratic nature of Israel's governance, where spiritual and civil leadership were intertwined. Samuel's circuit ensured that all regions of Israel received equal attention and guidance, promoting unity and adherence to God's covenant. His role as judge prefigures Christ as the ultimate judge and king, who will one day rule with perfect justice and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>A prophet and judge of Israel, Samuel played a crucial role in the transition from the period of judges to the establishment of the monarchy. He was dedicated to God by his mother, Hannah, and served under Eli the priest.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a></b><br>A significant location in Israel's history, Bethel was a place of worship and a site where God appeared to Jacob. It was part of Samuel's circuit as he judged Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a></b><br>Another key location, Gilgal was the first campsite of the Israelites after crossing the Jordan River. It held historical and religious significance as a place of renewal and covenant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mizpah.htm">Mizpah</a></b><br>A gathering place for Israel, Mizpah was where Samuel called the people to repentance and where they experienced victory over the Philistines through God's intervention.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judging_israel.htm">Judging Israel</a></b><br>Samuel's role as a judge involved leading, guiding, and making legal decisions for the people of Israel, ensuring they followed God's laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_leadership.htm">Faithful Leadership</a></b><br>Samuel's consistent circuit demonstrates the importance of faithful and consistent leadership in guiding God's people. Leaders today should strive to be present and active in their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>The locations Samuel visited were significant for Israel's spiritual history. Believers are encouraged to seek places and practices that renew their faith and commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_and_righteousness.htm">Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>Samuel's role as a judge underscores the biblical call to justice. Christians are called to uphold justice and righteousness in their personal and communal lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_victory.htm">Repentance and Victory</a></b><br>Mizpah represents a place of repentance and divine victory. Believers are reminded that true victory comes through repentance and reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Samuel's life and ministry reflect God's faithfulness to His people. Christians can trust in God's continued faithfulness in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_samuel's_life.htm">What were the key events in Samuel's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_samuel's_leadership.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence confirming Samuel's leadership or the transition he describes in 1 Samuel 12?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_gilgal's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Gilgal's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_bypass_primogeniture_in_1_kings_1.htm">Why does Solomon's succession in 1 Kings 1:28-40 ignore the usual primogeniture, given the elder sons who remained alive?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">To Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel.</span>--These centres, it is observable, were all situated in the southern part of the land, in the tribe of Benjamin. This leads us to the conclusion that the power of Samuel, if not exclusively, was chiefly exercised among the southern tribes. The whole subsequent story of the chosen people seems to tell us that the religion of the Eternal at an early date became corrupted m the north of the Promised Land, and that the restoration of faith and purification of life--the result of the great work of Samuel--was so much less marked in the northern than in the southern tribes, that when the strong hand of Solomon was removed, a formal secession from the southern league at once took place. This was followed by a rapid deterioration both in faith and practice in the northern kingdom of Israel.<p>The places mentioned as the centres where Samuel "judged" were all holy sites, and at different periods of the year, no doubt, were crowded with pilgrims from distant parts of the land.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/7-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Every year</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he would go</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָלַ֗ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on a circuit</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָבַב֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sā·ḇaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדֵּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1767.htm">Strong's 1767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sufficiency, enough</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bethel</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Gilgal</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַגִּלְגָּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hag·gil·gāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Mizpah,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·miṣ·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4709.htm">Strong's 4709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judging</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁפַט֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·p̄aṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(’êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵֽלֶּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">places.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·qō·w·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/7-16.htm">1 Samuel 7:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/7-16.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 7:16 He went from year to year (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/7-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 7:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 7:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/7-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 7:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 7:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>