1 Samuel 7:9-17 ▼

9 And Samuel took one suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to YHWH. And Samuel cried out to YHWH for Israel, and YHWH answered him.

10 And Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to the battle against Israel. And YHWH thundered in a loud thunder that day upon the Philistines, and He confused them and they were struck before the face of Israel.

11 And Israel went out from the men of Mizpah, and they pursued the Philistines and drove them back even as far as below Beth-car.

12 And Samuel took one stone and set it up between Mizpah and between Shen, and he called its name Ebenezer and said, “As far as here, YHWH has helped us.”

13 And the Philistines were subdued; and they added not anymore to come into the territory of Israel. And the hand of YHWH was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

14 And the cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and its territory Israel delivered from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and between the Amorite.

15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

16 And He went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.

17 And his returning was to Ramath, for his house was there, and there he judged Israel. And he built there an altar to YHWH.