1 Samuel 7:16 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 7:16

Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.

BSB

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ASV

And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

KJV

And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth–el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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, 1Sa 7:17, that there (viz., at Ramah) he built an altar unto the Lord.

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

In all places - He went to those several places, in compliance with the people, whose convenience he was willing to purchase with his own trouble, as an itinerant judge and preacher; and by his presence in several parts, he could the better observe, and rectify all sorts of miscarriages.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָלַ֗ךְ	ve.ha.Lakh	and he went	H1980 →
מִדֵּ֤י	mi.Dei	as often as	H1767 →
שָׁנָה֙	sha.Nah	a year	H8141 →
בְּשָׁנָ֔ה	be.sha.Nah	in a year	H8141 →
וְסָבַב֙	ve.sa.Vav	and he went round	H5437 →
בֵּֽית־	beit-	Beth-	H1008 →
אֵ֔ל	'El	-el	H1008 →
וְהַגִּלְגָּ֖ל	ve.ha.gil.Gal	and <the> Gilgal	H1537 →
וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה	ve.ha.mitz.Pah	and <the> Mizpah	H4709 →
וְשָׁפַט֙	ve.sha.Fat	and he judged	H8199 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֵ֥ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹת	ha.me.ko.Mot	the places	H4725 →
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Judges 5:10
You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
leads to
- Judges 12:14
  He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Judges 10:4
  He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 75:2
“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 3:17
  I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
- Acts 17:31
  For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
- Acts 1:7
  Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
- John 7:6
  Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
- Psalms 102:13
  You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
Through
Judges 12:14
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
leads to
- Judges 5:10
  You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About 1 Samuel

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Where the connections lead

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Related verses

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About 1 Samuel