^{9 Ref} And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto Jehovah: and Samuel cried unto Jehovah for Israel; and Jehovah answered him.

^{10 Ref} And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel.

¹¹ And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.

^{12 Ref} Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.

^{13 Ref} So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel: and the hand of Jehovah was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

^{14 Ref} And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the border thereof did Israel deliver out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

^{15 Ref} And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

^{16 Ref} And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

^{17 Ref} And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Jehovah.