Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And then Samuel took a stone and pitched it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name thereof the stone of help, saying, "Thus far hath the LORD helped us."
New American Standard Bible
Then Samuel
King James Version
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
Holman Bible
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it upright
International Standard Version
Then Samuel took a stone, placed it between Mizpah and Shen and named it Ebenezer. He said, "The LORD has helped us this far."
A Conservative Version
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, LORD has helped us to now.
American Standard Version
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.
Amplified
Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer (stone of help), saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
Bible in Basic English
Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.
Darby Translation
And Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, and said, Hitherto Jehovah has helped us.
Julia Smith Translation
And Samuel will take one stone and set between Mizpeh and between Shen, and he will call its name the Stone of Help; and he will say, Till now Jehovah helped us.
King James 2000
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Thus far has the LORD helped us.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Samuel took a single stone and put [it] between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer and said, "Up to here Yahweh has helped us."
Modern King James verseion
And Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Jehovah has helped us until now.
NET Bible
Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, "Up to here the Lord has helped us."
New Heart English Bible
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, "The LORD helped us until now."
The Emphasized Bible
And Samuel took a certain stone, and set it between Mizpah and Yeshanah, and called the name thereof Eben-ezer, - and said, Hitherto, hath Yahweh helped us.
Webster
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
World English Bible
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, "Yahweh helped us until now."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Samuel taketh a stone, and setteth it between Mizpeh and Shen, and calleth its name Eben-Ezer, saying, 'Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.'
Themes
Ebenezer » Name of a memorial stone
intercession » Answered » Of samuel, for deliverance from the oppressions of the philistines
Philistines » Miraculously routed at mizpeh
Pillar » By samuel, the defeat of the philistines
samuel » The philistines defeated through his intercession and sacrifices
Interlinear
Laqach
'echad
'eben
Suwm
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 7:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peace Comes To Israel
11 And the men of Israel issued out of Mizpeh and pursued the Philistines and slew them, until they came under Bethcar. 12 And then Samuel took a stone and pitched it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name thereof the stone of help, saying, "Thus far hath the LORD helped us." 13 And so the Philistines were brought under, that they came no more into the coasts of Israel: for the hand of the LORD was upon the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 35:14
And Jacob set up a mark in the place where he talked with him; even a pillar of stone, and poured drink offering thereon and poured also oil thereon,
Joshua 4:9
And thereto Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood. And there they be, even unto this day.
Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called the name of the place, "The LORD will see." Wherefore it is a common saying this day, "In the mount will the LORD be seen."
Genesis 28:18-19
And Jacob stood up early in the morning and took the stone that he had laid under his head, and pitched it up on end, and poured oil on the top of it.
Genesis 31:45-52
Then took Jacob a stone and set it up on end,
Exodus 17:15
And Moses made an altar and called the name of it Jehovah Nissi,
Joshua 4:20-24
And the twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua pitched in Gilgal.
Joshua 24:26-27
And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone and pitched it on end in the said place, even under an oak that stood in the sanctuary of the LORD.
1 Samuel 4:1
And Samuel spake unto all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside the help stone. And the Philistines pitched in Aphek,
1 Samuel 5:1
And the Philistines took the ark of God and carried it from the help stone, unto Ashdod,
Psalm 71:6
I have leaned upon thee ever since I was born; thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb, therefore is my praise always of thee.
Psalm 71:17
Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works.
Isaiah 19:19
At the same time shall the LORD of Hosts have an altar in the midst of the land of Egypt, with this title thereby: "Unto the LORD."
Isaiah 46:3-4
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all ye that remain yet of the household of Israel, whom I have borne from your mother's womb, and brought you up from your birth, till ye were grown:
Acts 26:22
Nevertheless, I obtained help of God, and continue unto this day witnessing both to small and to great; saying none other things, than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
2 Corinthians 1:10
and which delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver - on whom we trust, that yet hereafter he will deliver us,