de Biblica1Os homens de Quiriate-Jearim vieram para levar a arca do SENHOR. Eles a levaram para a casa de Abinadabe, na colina, e consagraram seu filho Eleazar para guardar a arca do SENHOR.
Samuel Subjuga os Filisteus em Mispá
2A arca permaneceu em Quiriate-Jearim muito tempo; foram vinte anos. E todo o povo de Israel buscava o SENHOR com súplicas[1].3E Samuel disse a toda a nação de Israel: “Se vocês querem voltar-se para o SENHOR de todo o coração, livrem-se então dos deuses estrangeiros e das imagens de Astarote, consagrem-se ao SENHOR e prestem culto somente a ele, e ele os libertará das mãos dos filisteus”.4Assim, os israelitas se livraram dos baalins e dos postes sagrados e começaram a prestar culto somente ao SENHOR.5E Samuel prosseguiu: “Reúnam todo o Israel em Mispá, e eu intercederei ao SENHOR a favor de vocês”.6Quando eles se reuniram em Mispá, tiraram água e a derramaram perante o SENHOR. Naquele dia jejuaram e ali disseram: “Temos pecado contra o SENHOR”. E foi em Mispá que Samuel liderou os israelitas como juiz.7Quando os filisteus souberam que os israelitas estavam reunidos em Mispá, os governantes dos filisteus saíram para atacá-los. Quando os israelitas souberam disso, ficaram com medo.8E disseram a Samuel: “Não pares de clamar por nós ao SENHOR, o nosso Deus, para que nos salve das mãos dos filisteus”.9Então Samuel pegou um cordeiro ainda não desmamado e o ofereceu inteiro como holocausto ao SENHOR. Ele clamou ao SENHOR em favor de Israel, e o SENHOR lhe respondeu.10Enquanto Samuel oferecia o holocausto, os filisteus se aproximaram para combater Israel. Naquele dia, porém, o SENHOR trovejou com fortíssimo estrondo contra os filisteus e os colocou em pânico, e foram derrotados por Israel.11Os soldados de Israel saíram de Mispá e perseguiram os filisteus até um lugar abaixo de Bete-Car, matando-os pelo caminho.12Então Samuel pegou uma pedra e a ergueu entre Mispá e Sem; e deu-lhe o nome de Ebenézer[2], dizendo: “Até aqui o SENHOR nos ajudou”.13Assim os filisteus foram dominados e não voltaram a invadir o território israelita. A mão do SENHOR esteve contra os filisteus durante toda a vida de Samuel.14As cidades que os filisteus haviam conquistado foram devolvidas a Israel, desde Ecrom até Gate. Israel libertou os territórios ao redor delas do poder dos filisteus. E houve também paz entre Israel e os amorreus.15Samuel continuou como juiz de Israel durante todos os dias de sua vida.16A cada ano percorria Betel, Gilgal e Mispá, decidindo as questões de Israel em todos esses lugares.17Mas sempre retornava a Ramá, onde ficava sua casa; ali ele liderava Israel como juiz e naquele lugar construiu um altar em honra ao SENHOR.
1 Samuel 7
English Standard Version
de Crossway1And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the Lord. (2 Sm 6:3)2From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
Samuel Judges Israel
3And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” (Gn 35:2; Dt 6:13; Dt 10:20; Dt 13:4; Dt 30:2; Js 24:14; Js 24:23; Jz 2:13; Jz 10:16; 1 Rs 8:48; 2 Cr 19:3; 2 Cr 30:19; Ed 7:10; Is 55:7; Os 6:1; Jl 2:12; Mt 4:10; Lc 4:8)4So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord only.5Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.” (Jz 20:1)6So they gathered at Mizpah 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 people of Israel at Mizpah. (Jz 10:10; 1 Sm 7:5; 1 Sm 31:13; 2 Sm 14:14; Ne 9:1)7Now when the Philistines heard that the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines.8And the people of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”9So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him. (Sl 99:6; Jr 15:1)10As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel. (1 Sm 2:10; 2 Sm 22:14; Sl 18:13)11And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them, as far as below Beth-car.12Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen[1] and called its name Ebenezer;[2] for he said, “Till now the Lord has helped us.” (Gn 28:18; Gn 31:45; Gn 35:14; Js 4:9; Js 24:26)13So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. (Jz 13:1)14The cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites.15Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. (Jz 2:16; 1 Sm 7:6; 1 Sm 12:11)16And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places.17Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. And he built there an altar to the Lord. (Jz 21:4; 1 Sm 1:19; 1 Sm 14:35)