1Sa 7:6 | TNotes | STEP | 7:6 drew water ... poured it out: This type of ceremony is not mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament. • At times Israelites went without food to express grief or to seek the Lord’s favor (2 Sam 1:12 ; 12:22-23 ; 1 Kgs 21:27 ; Ezra 8:21-23 ; Neh 9:1 ; Esth 4:3 , 16 ; Joel 2:12 ; cp. Luke 2:37 ; Acts 13:2-3 ; 14:23 ). • To have Samuel as Israel’s judge was refreshing compared to Eli’s failed leadership (see 1 Sam 4:18 and corresponding study note) and the leadership of some other judges (e.g., Gideon, Judg 8:22-27 ; Jephthah, Judg 11:30–12:7 ; and Samson, Judg 13:1

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b2 Sam 1:12►

c12:22-23►

d1 Kgs 21:27►

eEzra 8:21-23►

fNeh 9:1►

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iJoel 2:12►

jLuke 2:37►

kActs 13:2-3►

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m1 Sam 4:18►

nJudg 8:22-27►

oJudg 11:30–12:7►

pJudg 13:1–16:21►

‏ 1 Samuel 7:6

7:6 ^a drew water ... poured it out: This type of ceremony is not mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament.

• At times Israelites went without food to express grief or to seek the Lord’s favor (2 Sam 1:12 ^b; 12:22-23 ^c; 1 Kgs 21:27 ^d; Ezra 8:21-23 ^e; Neh 9:1 ^f; Esth 4:3 ^g, 16 ^h; Joel 2:12 ⁱ; cp. Luke 2:37 ^j; Acts 13:2-3 ^k; 14:23 ^l).

• To have Samuel as Israel’s judge was refreshing compared to Eli’s failed leadership (see 1 Sam 4:18 ^m and corresponding study note) and the leadership of some other judges (e.g., Gideon, Judg 8:22-27 ⁿ; Jephthah, Judg 11:30–12:7 ^o; and Samson, Judg 13:1–16:21 ^p).