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and there were golden mice to match the whole number of cities, walled or unwalled, in the five Philistine provinces, (right up to Abel the Great, where they put down the ark of the Lord, that had been till that day in the lands of Josue the Bethsamite).✻ (1 Samuel 6, 18)
And the Lord smote some of the Bethsamites themselves, for prying into the ark of the Lord. (And he smote seventy men out of the people, and fifty thousand of the common folk.✻ ) Over this visitation the Lord had brought on them there was great grief among the people; (1 Samuel 6, 19)
And they sent messengers to the men of Cariathiarim, telling them that the Philistines had brought back the Lord’s ark, and bidding them come and take it into their charge. (1 Samuel 6, 21)
So they came as they were bidden, the men of Cariathiarim, and brought back the ark with them, housing it with a certain Abinadab in Gabaa;✻ and they set apart his son Eleazar to keep watch over the Lord’s ark. (1 Samuel 7, 1)
Long time the ark remained in Cariathiarim; twenty years so passed, and now the whole race of Israel sought rest from its troubles in following the Lord. (1 Samuel 7, 2)
Why then, Samuel told the Israelites, if your hearts are honestly set on coming back to the Lord, you must rid yourselves of all alien gods; no Baal for you, no Astaroth; your hearts must wait in readiness on the Lord and serve him only; then he will deliver you from the Philistine’s power. (1 Samuel 7, 3)
So Israel cast Baal and Astaroth aside, to serve none but the Lord. (1 Samuel 7, 4)
Then Samuel would have all Israel meet at Masphath, so that he might beg the Lord’s mercy for them there; (1 Samuel 7, 5)
and at Masphath they assembled, and drew water which they poured out before the Lord, and fasted that day, and made confession there to the Lord of their sin. And Samuel sat in judgement over Israel at Masphath. (1 Samuel 7, 6)
bade Samuel pray to the Lord their God yet, if they were to be rescued from the power of the Philistines. (1 Samuel 7, 8)
So Samuel chose out a lamb still unweaned, and offered it whole to the Lord in burnt-sacrifice, crying out to the Lord for Israel, and obtaining an answer to his prayer. (1 Samuel 7, 9)
It was at the very moment when Samuel was offering sacrifice that the Philistines went to the attack; and the Lord volleyed his thunders against the Philistines that day, crashing loud above them, so that they were overcome with terror, and fell before Israel’s onslaught; (1 Samuel 7, 10)
