1 Samuel 7:15
New International Version
Samuel continued as Israel’s leader all the days of his life.

New Living Translation
Samuel continued as Israel’s judge for the rest of his life.

English Standard Version
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Berean Standard Bible
So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

King James Bible
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

New King James Version
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

New American Standard Bible
Now Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

NASB 1995
Now Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

NASB 1977
Now Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Legacy Standard Bible
Thus Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Amplified Bible
Now Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Christian Standard Bible
Samuel judged Israel throughout his life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Samuel judged Israel throughout his life.

American Standard Version
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Shemueil judged the children of Israel all the days of his life

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Contemporary English Version
Samuel was a leader in Israel all his life.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life:

English Revised Version
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Samuel judged Israel as long as he lived.

Good News Translation
Samuel ruled Israel as long as he lived.

International Standard Version
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Literal Standard Version
And Samuel judges Israel all the days of his life,

Majority Standard Bible
So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

New American Bible
Samuel judged Israel as long as he lived.

NET Bible
So Samuel led Israel all the days of his life.

New Revised Standard Version
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

New Heart English Bible
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

World English Bible
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Young's Literal Translation
And Samuel judgeth Israel all the days of his life,

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Context
Samuel Subdues the Philistines
14The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites. 15So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 16Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 7:6
When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, "We have sinned against the LORD." And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.

1 Samuel 7:16
Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.


Treasury of Scripture

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

A.

1 Samuel 7:6
And they gathered together to Mizpeh, 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 children of Israel in Mizpeh.

1 Samuel 12:1
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.

1 Samuel 25:1
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

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1 Samuel 7
1. They of Kiriath Jearim bring the ark to Abinadab, and sanctify Eleazar as guard
2. After twenty years,
3. the Israelites, by Samuel's means, solemnly repent at Mizpeh
7. While Samuel prays and sacrifices,
10. the Lord thwarts the Philistines by thunder at Ebenezer
13. The Philistines are subdued
15. Samuel judges Israel














(15) And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.--The influence and supreme power of Samuel only ended with his life. For a very long period--probably for at least twenty years after the decisive battle of Eben-ezer--Samuel, as "judge," exercised the chief authority in Israel. The time at length arrived when, convinced by clear Divine monition that it was best for the people that a king should rule over them, Samuel the seer, then advanced in years, voluntarily laid down his high office in favour of the new king, Saul; but his influence remained, and his authority, whenever he chose to exercise it, seems to have continued undiminished, and on momentous occasions (see, for instance, 1Samuel 15:33) we find king and nation submitting to his counsel and expressed will.

Verses 15, 16. - And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. As long as Samuel lived there was no clear]imitation of his powers as shophet compared with those of Saul as king. In putting Agag to death (1 Samuel 15:33) he even claimed a higher authority, and though he voluntarily left as a rule all civil and military matters to the king, yet he never actually resigned the supreme control, and on fitting occasions even exercised it. It was, however, practically within narrow limits that he personally exercised his functions as judge in settling the causes of the people; for Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh were all situated in the tribe of Benjamin. Both Bethel and Mizpah were holy spots, and so also, probably, was Gilgal; and therefore we may conclude that it was the famous sanctuary of that name (see 1 Samuel 11:14), and not the Gilgal mentioned, in 2 Kings 2:1; 2 Kings 4:38. For this latter, situated to the southwest of Shiloh, near the road to Jerusalem, had no religious importance, and would not, therefore, attract so many people to it as one that was frequented for sacrifice. Probably, too, it was upon the occasion of religious solemnities that Samuel visited these places, and heard the people's suits.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So Samuel
שְׁמוּאֵל֙ (šə·mū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel

judged
וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט (way·yiš·pōṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

all
כֹּ֖ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the days
יְמֵ֥י (yə·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of his life.
חַיָּֽיו׃ (ḥay·yāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life


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