8The children of Israel said to Samuel, |Don't cease to cry to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.|


In Context

5 Samuel said, |Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Yahweh.|

6 They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, |We have sinned against Yahweh.| Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

7 When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

8 The children of Israel said to Samuel, |Don't cease to cry to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.|

9 Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him.

10 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.

1 Samuel 7:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:8They said to Samuel, "Do not stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, that he may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:8And they said to Samuel: Cease not to cry to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the LORD our God for us, that he will save us from the hand of the Philistines.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8And the sons of Israel say unto Samuel, 'Keep not silent for us from crying unto Jehovah our God, and He doth save us out of the hand of the Philistines.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.