13 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 . 14 The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel , from Ekron even to Gath ; and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines . So there was peace between Israel and the Amorites . 15 Now Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life . 16 He used to go annually e on circuit to Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah , and he judged Israel in all these places . 17 Then his return was to Ramah , for his house was there , and there he judged Israel ; and he built there an altar to the Lord .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 7:13-17
Commentary on 1 Samuel 7:13-17
(Read 1 Samuel 7:13-17)
In this great revival of true religion, the ark was neither removed to Shiloh, nor placed with the tabernacle any where else. This disregard to the Levitical institutions showed that their typical meaning formed their chief use; and when that was overlooked, they became a lifeless service, not to be compared with repentance, faith, and the love of God and man.