And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpah ;
And they gathered together to Mizpah , and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah .
And Mizpah ; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama , of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah .
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah , and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth–car.
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah , saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah ,
And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth–el, and Gilgal , and Mizpah , and judged Israel in all those places.
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead . And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah .
Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah , even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah , whom Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites .
Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah , and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen , and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah .) Then said the children of Israel , Tell us, how was this wickedness?
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead , and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpah .
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon , and of Mizpah , unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua , the ruler of Mizpah , another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
Then Asa the king took all Judah ; and they carried away the stones of Ramah , and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah .
Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah , to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah , and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead , unto the Lord in Mizpah .
And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpah to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh –gilead to the assembly.
And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.