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and Samuel spoke to all Israel. At that time, the Philistines gathered for an attack on Israel. Israel went out to engage them in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek. (1 Samuel 4, 1)
Samuel said to them: "If you wish with your whole heart to return to the LORD, put away your foreign gods and your Ashtaroth, devote yourselves to the LORD, and worship him alone. Then he will deliver you from the power of the Philistines." (1 Samuel 7, 3)
Samuel then gave orders, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, that I may pray to the LORD for you." (1 Samuel 7, 5)
When they were gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out on the ground before the LORD, and they fasted that day, confessing, "We have sinned against the LORD." It was at Mizpah that Samuel began to judge the Israelites. (1 Samuel 7, 6)
and said to Samuel, "Implore the LORD our God unceasingly for us, to save us from the clutches of the Philistines." (1 Samuel 7, 8)
Samuel therefore took an unweaned lamb and offered it entire as a holocaust to the LORD. He implored the LORD for Israel, and the LORD heard him. (1 Samuel 7, 9)
While Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines advanced to join battle with Israel. That day, however, the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines, and threw them into such confusion that they were defeated by Israel. (1 Samuel 7, 10)
Samuel then took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Jeshanah; he named it Ebenezer, explaining, "To this point the LORD helped us." (1 Samuel 7, 12)
Thus were the Philistines subdued, never again to enter the territory of Israel, for the LORD was severe with them as long as Samuel lived. (1 Samuel 7, 13)
Samuel judged Israel as long as he lived. (1 Samuel 7, 15)
In his old age Samuel appointed his sons judges over Israel. (1 Samuel 8, 1)
Therefore all the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at Ramah (1 Samuel 8, 4)
