1 Samuel 7:13-17 NVIPT

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:13-17

We have here a short account of the further good services that Samuel did to Israel. Having parted them from their idols, and brought them home to their God, he had put them into a capacity of receiving further benefits by his ministry. Having prevailed in that, he becomes, in other instances, a great blessing to them; yet, writing it himself, he is brief in the relation. We are not told here, but it appears (2 Chron. 35:18) that in the days of Samuel the prophet the people of Israel kept the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:13

So the Philistines were subdued ,.... Not that their country was conquered, or they made subject and become tributaries to Israel; but they were so humbled, as not to attempt to give the people of Israel any further trouble and distress, who were now delivered from their oppression and tyranny: and came no more into the coast of Israel ; at this time they did not gather together their forces dispersed, nor raise and bring a new army into the land of Israel; they contented themselves with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:14

And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel ,.... We nowhere read that the Israelites went out to war with them, and took these cities from them by besieging and assaulting them; but they made a demand of them after the above victory obtained, by which the Philistines were so intimidated, that they quietly surrendered them to them: from Ekron even unto Gath, and the coasts thereof, did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines ; not by dint... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:15

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. Not only before Saul was made king, but afterwards; for though he had not the exercise of the supreme government of the nation, yet he might act as a judge under Saul, and hear and try causes brought before him, and execute justice and judgment; and as a prophet he taught and instructed the people, and reformed abuses among them; and besides, he held and exercised his extraordinary office, to which he was raised up of God, and even took upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:16

And he went from year to year in circuit ,.... As judges do; or "from the year in the year" F18 מדי שנה בשנה "ex anno in anno". from the time of the year in the year, as the Targum, from the middle of it, that is, every half year; and so Josephus says F19 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 3. sect. 1. , that he went twice a year in circuit: and the places he went to, and where he held his courts of judicature, were Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh ; by Bethel is not meant Shiloh, as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:17

And his return was to Ramah ,.... When he had gone his circuit, he came back to this city, which was his native place, and where his father and mother had dwelt, see 1 Samuel 1:1 . for there was his house ; and his father's house before him, and perhaps the same, 1 Samuel 1:19 and there he judged Israel; here was his fixed residence, and here he was always to be met with, except when on his circuit; and hither the people of Israel might come from all parts, to have justice done them... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:13

They came no more into the coast of Israel - Perhaps a more signal victory was never gained by Israel; the Lord had brought them low, almost to extermination; and now, by his miraculous interference, he lifts them completely up, and humbles to the dust their proud oppressors. God often suffers nations and individuals to be brought to the lowest extremity, that he may show his mercy and goodness by suddenly rescuing them from destruction, when all human help has most evidently... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:14

The cities which the Philistines had taken - We are not informed of the particulars of these reprisals, but we may rest assured all this was not done in one day: perhaps the retaking of the cities was by slow degrees, through the space of several years. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites - That is, all the remaining Canaanites kept quiet, and did not attempt to molest the Israelites, when they found the Philistines, the most powerful of the ancient... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:15

Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life - Samuel is supposed to have lived one hundred years; he did not begin to judge Israel till he was about forty years of age; and if he was one hundred years of age when he died, he must have been a judge sixty years, and consequently filled that office during the whole of Saul's reign. But that he had been dead before Saul's last battle, is evident from the transactions of that king with the witch of En-dor, and probably not long... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:16

He went from year to year in circuit - When he was at Beth-el, the tribe of Ephraim, and all the northern parts of the country, could attend him; when at Gilgal, the tribe of Benjamin, and those beyond Jordan, might have easy access to him; and when at Mizpeh, he was within reach of Judah, Simeon, and Gad; but Ramah was the place of his ordinary abode; and there he held his court, for there he judged Israel; and, as it is probable that Shiloh was destroyed, it is said, 1... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:13-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:16

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