The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Samuel 7:14 in context
1 Samuel 7:11–17
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The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them until they came under Beth Kar.
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Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “The LORD helped us until now.”
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So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. The LORD’s hand was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
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The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
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Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
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He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
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His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to the LORD there.
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