5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord.
5 Then Samuel said, "Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the Lord for you."
5 Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you."
5 Next Samuel said, "Get everybody together at Mizpah and I'll pray for you."
5 And Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you."
5 Then Samuel told them, "Gather all of Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 7:5
Commentary on 1 Samuel 7:5-6
(Read 1 Samuel 7:5-6)
Israel drew water and poured it out before the Lord; signifying their humiliation and sorrow for sin. They pour out their hearts in repentance before the Lord. They were free and full in their confession, and fixed in their resolution to cast away from them all their wrong doings. They made a public confession, We have sinned against the Lord; thus giving glory to God, and taking shame to themselves. And if we thus confess our sins, we shall find our God faithful and just to forgive us our sins.