Compare the marginal references. Twenty years of Samuel’s life had passed since he was last mentioned (1 Samuel 4:1). He now appears in…

Mizpeh. —Or, as it should be spelled, Mizpah, a common name for high places. It signifies a “watchtower,” a place from wh…

And Samuel said, gather all Israel to Mizpeh
Not Mizpeh in Gilead, on the other side Jordan, but a city which lay on…

Israel drew water and poured it out before the Lord, signifying their humiliation and sorrow for sin. They pour out their hearts in repentance befo…