Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah;
Parallel translations
- WEB Samuel called the people together to Yahweh to Mizpah;
- KJV And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;
- BSB After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah
- NKJV Then Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah,
- NLT Later Samuel called all the people of Israel to meet before the Lord at Mizpah.
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Quick answer
Samuel summons all Israel to the Lord at Mizpah. The private anointing now becomes a public, covenantal assembly.
Overview
Mizpah was a significant place of national gathering and earlier deliverance (1 Samuel 7). By calling the people 'to Yahweh,' Samuel frames the choosing of a king as an act done before God, not merely a political event. The assembly sets the stage for both the revealing of Saul and a solemn warning about Israel's request.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Judg 20:1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah.
- 1 Sam 7:5–6Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
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The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.
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