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A Conditional Peace
Commentators clarify that the phrase "all the days of Samuel" refers specifically to the period when he governed as Israel's judge, not his entire lifespan. This peace was directly tied to his righteous leadership and the people's repentance. The Philistine threat would later return after the people rejected this model and demanded a king.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 7:13
18th Century
Theologian
All the days of Samuel - This refers not to all the days of his life (as in 1 Samuel 7:15), but to all the days of his “governme…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 7:13
19th Century
Bishop
So the Philistines were subdued. —The work of Samuel had been thorough. It was no mere solitary victory, this success of Israel at Ebeneze…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 7:13
17th Century
Pastor
So the Philistines were subdued
Not that their country was conquered, or they made subject and become tributaries to…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 7:13–17
17th Century
Minister
In this great revival of true religion, the ark was neither removed to Shiloh, nor placed with the tabernacle anywhere else. This disregard for the…