1 Samuel 7:10-12

7:10 As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. ¹  But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by ²  Israel. 7:11 Then the men of Israel left Mizpah and chased the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth Car.

7:12 Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen. ³  He named it Ebenezer, ⁴  saying, “Up to here the Lord has helped us.”

[7:10]  ¹ tn Heb “approached for battle against Israel.”

[7:10]  ² tn Heb “before.”

[7:12]  ³ tn Cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT “Jeshanah.”

[7:12]  ⁴ sn The name Ebenezer (אֶבֶן הָעָזֶר) means “stone of help” in Hebrew (cf. TEV); NLT adds the meaning parenthetically after the name.