Bible Strands
1 Samuel 7:11
Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Israelite soldiers advancing from Mizpah against the fleeing Philistines immediately after God thunders during Samuel’s sacrifice.
The words — וַיֵּצְאוּ (wayyēṣə’û) and וַיִּרְדְּפוּ (wayyirdəp̄û) form a consecutive narrative chain, literally “and they went out” and “and they pursued.”
The thread — The pattern of divine disruption followed by Israelite pursuit recurs in Exodus 14:28 and Joshua 10:10.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that military victory depends on divine action preceding human movement, demanding alignment with God’s timing rather than independent initiative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth–car.