Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 7:13

A church father on this verse
“23. These things indeed so express the deeds of each of the elect, that they indicate both the battle array and the joys of recompense of the holy catholic Church. For blessed Paul showed this victory of the universal Church as yet to come after the glory of our resurrection; who, as though present at the future incor…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 3, Chapter 5

Source: Septuagint

Original

13So the Lord humbled the Philistines, and they did not anymore come into the border of Israel; and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

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11And the men of Israel went forth out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them to the parts under Beth-car.

12And Samuel took a stone, and set it up between Mizpah and the old city; and he called the name of it Ebenezer, stone of the helper; and he said, Hitherto has the Lord helped us.

— 1 Samuel 7:13 —

14And the cities which the Philistines took from the children of Israel were restored; and they restored them to Israel from Ashkelon to Azob: and they took the coast of Israel out of the hand of the Philistines; and there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.

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

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