Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 7:15

A church father on this verse
“28. What are the days of each teacher's life, if not the splendors of spiritual virtues? For he judges Israel all the days of his life who represents the light of justice—which he proclaims by speaking—through the perfection of good conduct, as an example to his faithful subjects. But he who does not have the light of…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 3, Chapter 5

Source: Septuagint

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

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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.

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.

— 1 Samuel 7:15 —

16And he went year by year, and went round Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all these consecrated places.

17And his return was to Ramah, because there was his house; and there he judged Israel, and built there an altar to the Lord.

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