12 Then Samuel (A)took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name [a]Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 7:12 Lit. Stone of Help

12 Then Samuel took a stone(A) and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer,[a](B) saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 7:12 Ebenezer means stone of help.

17 But (A)he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he (B)built an altar to the Lord.

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17 But he always went back to Ramah,(A) where his home was, and there he also held court(B) for Israel. And he built an altar(C) there to the Lord.

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25 And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. (A)So the Lord heeded the prayers for the land, and (B)the plague was withdrawn from Israel.

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25 David built an altar(A) to the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord answered his prayer(B) in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.

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