1And the men of Cariathiarim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and carried it into the house of Abinadab, in Gabaa: and they sanctified Eleazar, his son, to keep the ark of the Lord.

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Psalms 132:6, Isaiah 52:11, 1 Chronicles 13:5, 1 Chronicles 13:7, Joshua 18:14

2And it came to pass, that from the day the ark of the Lord abode in Cariathiarim, days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year) and all the house of Israel rested, following the Lord.

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Matthew 5:4, Jeremiah 31:9, Jeremiah 3:22, Jeremiah 3:25, Judges 2:4

3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

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Luke 4:8, Luke 4:8, Deuteronomy 13:4, Deuteronomy 13:4, Matthew 4:10

4Then the children of Israel put away Baalim and Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

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Hosea 14:8, Hosea 14:8, Hosea 14:3, Hosea 14:3, Judges 10:15

5And Samuel said: Gather all Israel to Masphath, that I may pray to the Lord for you.

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Judges 20:1, Judges 20:1, Joshua 15:38, 1 Samuel 7:16, 1 Samuel 7:12

6And they gathered together to Masphath, and they drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and they fasted on that day, and they said there: We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Masphath.

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1 Samuel 1:15, 2 Samuel 14:14, 1 Samuel 1:15, 2 Samuel 14:14, Judges 10:10

7And the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Masphath, and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard this, they were afraid of the Philistines.

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1 Samuel 17:11, 1 Samuel 17:11, 1 Samuel 13:6, 1 Samuel 13:6, Exodus 14:10

8And they said to Samuel: Cease not to cry to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

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Isaiah 37:4, Isaiah 37:4, James 5:16, 1 Samuel 12:19, 1 Samuel 12:24

9And 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.

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Jeremiah 15:1, Jeremiah 15:1, Psalms 99:6, Psalms 99:6, 1 Samuel 7:17

10And it came to pass, when Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and terrified them, and they were overthrown before the face of Israel.

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1 Samuel 2:10, 1 Samuel 2:10, 1 Samuel 12:17, Joshua 10:10, Judges 5:20

11And the men of Israel going out of Masphath, pursued after the Philistines, and made slaughter of them till they came under Bethchar.

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12And Samuel took a stone, and laid it between Masphath and Sen: and he called the place The stone of help. And he said: Thus far the Lord hath helped us.

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2 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 1:10, Joshua 4:9, Joshua 4:9, Acts 26:22

13And the Philistines were humbled, and they did not come any more into the borders of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines, all the days of Samuel.

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Judges 13:1, Judges 13:1, 1 Samuel 17:49, 1 Samuel 17:53, 1 Samuel 17:49

14And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel, were restored to Israel, from Accaron to Geth, and their borders: and he delivered Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and there was peace between Israel and the Amorrhites.

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Judges 4:17, Deuteronomy 7:16, Deuteronomy 7:2, Psalms 106:34, Judges 4:17

15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life:

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1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 7:6, Judges 2:16, Acts 13:20, Acts 13:21

16And he went every year about to Bethel and to Galgal and to Masphath, and he judged Israel in the foresaid places.

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Psalms 75:2, Judges 5:10, Judges 10:4, Psalms 82:3, Psalms 82:4

17And he returned to Ramatha: for there was his house, and there he judged Israel: he built also there an altar to the Lord.

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1 Samuel 1:19, 1 Samuel 1:19, 1 Samuel 1:1, 1 Samuel 8:4, 1 Samuel 1:1