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撒母耳記上 7

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1 基列耶琳人就下,將耶和華的約櫃接上去,放在山上亞比拿達的家中,分派他兒子以利亞撒看守耶和華的約櫃。

2 約櫃在基列耶琳許久。過了二十年,以色列都傾向耶和華

3 撒母耳對以色列全家:你們若一心歸順耶和華,就要把外邦的和亞斯他錄從你們中間除掉,專心歸向耶和華,單單地事奉他。他必救你們脫離非利士人

4 以色列人就除掉諸巴力和亞斯他錄,單單地事奉耶和華

5 撒母耳:要使以色列眾人聚集在米斯巴,我好為你們禱告耶和華

6 他們就聚集在米斯巴,打澆在耶和華面前,當日禁食,:我們得罪了耶和華。於是撒母耳在米斯巴審判以色列人

7 非利士人以色列人聚集在米斯巴,非利士的首領就上來要攻擊以色列人以色列人見,就懼非利士人

8 以色列人對撒母耳:願你不住地為我們呼求耶和華我們我們脫離非利士人

9 撒母耳就把隻吃奶的羊羔獻與耶和華作全牲的燔祭,為以色列人呼求耶和華耶和華就應允他。

10 撒母耳正獻燔祭的時候,非利士人前來要與以色列人爭戰。當日,耶和華雷聲,驚亂非利士人,他們就敗在以色列人面前。

11 以色列人從米斯巴出來,追趕非利士人,擊殺他們,直到伯甲的邊。

12 撒母耳將石頭立在米斯巴和善的中間,給石頭起名以便以謝,:到如今耶和華都幫助我們

13 從此,非利士人就被制伏,不敢再入以色列人的境內。撒母耳作士師的時候,耶和華的攻擊非利士人

14 非利士人所取以色列人的城邑,從以革倫直到迦特,都歸以色列人了。屬這些城的四境,以色列人也從非利士人下收回。那時以色列人與亞摩利人和好。

15 撒母耳平生作以色列的士師。

16 他每年巡行到伯特利吉甲、米斯巴,在這幾處審判以色列人

17 隨後回到拉瑪,因為他的家在那裡;也在那裡審判以色列人,且為耶和華築了一座

   

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