1 Samuel 7:6-8

Christian Standard Bible

⁶ When they gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out in the Lord’s presence.^(A) They fasted that day,^(B) and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.”^(C) And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.

⁷ When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. When the Israelites heard about it, they were afraid because of the Philistines. ⁸ The Israelites said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, so that he will save us from the Philistines.”