1 Samuel 7:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 7:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 7:6 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and sai..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 7:6 — KJV
“And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.”
— 1 Samuel 7:6 (KJV)
1 Samuel 7:6 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 7:6
“And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:6: drew, before, lord
“Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:6: lord, day, sinned
“Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:6: gathered, together, mizpeh
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:6: before, lord, fasted
“And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:6: drew, before, lord
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