1Sa 7:13 | TNotes | STEP | 7:13 The Philistines were quiet for some time —until Saul became king (see 13:5 ). • God’s powerful hand , not Samuel’s giftedness, was the key factor in Israel’s deliverance from the Philistines.

‏ 1 Samuel 7:13

7:13 ^a The Philistines were quiet for some time—until Saul became king (see 13:5 ^b).

• God’s powerful hand, not Samuel’s giftedness, was the key factor in Israel’s deliverance from the Philistines.