1 Samuel 7:13
ESV
So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
NIV
So the Philistines were subdued and they stopped invading Israel’s territory. Throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.
NASB
So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not come anymore within the border of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
CSB
So the Philistines were subdued and did not invade Israel’s territory again. The Lord’s hand was against the Philistines all of Samuel’s life.
NLT
So the Philistines were subdued and didn’t invade Israel again for some time. And throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the Lord’s powerful hand was raised against the Philistines.
KJV
So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
NKJV
So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
What does 1 Samuel 7:13 mean?
The defeat of the Philistines by the Lord and the people of Israel (1 Samuel 7:10–11) was decisive. So overwhelming, in fact, was the Israeli victory that the enemy retreats entirely from Israelite territory. God's hand stays against the Philistines for the remainder of Samuel's life. This follows the pattern of the victories over Israel's enemies in the book of Judges (Judges 3:30; 4:23–24; 8:28; 11:33). God subdues the nations oppressing Israel, followed by a season of rest and peace during the lifetime of the deliverer (Judges 2:16–23).Instead of God's hand being against His own people for their sinful worship of foreign gods, His hand turns to be against Israel's enemies while Israel remains faithful to Him.
