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

^{10 Ref} As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.

¹¹ The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came under Beth Kar.

^{12 Ref} Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto has Yahweh helped us.

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

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

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

^{16 Ref} He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

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