7:1 And
the
men
of
Kiriath-jearim
came
and
took
up
the
ark
of
the
LORD
and
brought
it
to
the
house
of
Abinadab
on
the
hill.
And
they
consecrated
his
son
Eleazar
to
have
charge
of
the
ark
of
the
LORD.
7:2 From
the
day
that
the
ark
was
lodged
at
Kiriath-jearim,
a
long
time
passed,
some
twenty
years,
and
all
the
house
of
Israel
lamented
after
the
LORD.
7:3 And
Samuel
said
to
all
the
house
of
Israel,
"If
you
are
returning
to
the
LORD
with
all
your
heart,
then
put
away
the
foreign
gods
and
the
Ashtaroth
from
among
you
and
direct
your
heart
to
the
LORD
and
serve
him
only,
and
he
will
deliver
you
out
of
the
hand
of
the
Philistines."
7:4 So
the
people
of
Israel
put
away
the
Baals
and
the
Ashtaroth,
and
they
served
the
LORD
only.
7:5 Then
Samuel
said,
"Gather
all
Israel
at
Mizpah,
and
I
will
pray
to
the
LORD
for
you."
7:6 So
they
gathered
at
Mizpah
and
drew
water
and
poured
it
out
before
the
LORD
and
fasted
on
that
day
and
said
there,
"We
have
sinned
against
the
LORD."
And
Samuel
judged
the
people
of
Israel
at
Mizpah.
7:7 Now
when
the
Philistines
heard
that
the
people
of
Israel
had
gathered
at
Mizpah,
the
lords
of
the
Philistines
went
up
against
Israel.
And
when
the
people
of
Israel
heard
of
it,
they
were
afraid
of
the
Philistines.
7:8 And
the
people
of
Israel
said
to
Samuel,
"Do
not
cease
to
cry
out
to
the
LORD
our
God
for
us,
that
he
may
save
us
from
the
hand
of
the
Philistines."
7:9 So
Samuel
took
a
nursing
lamb
and
offered
it
as
a
whole
burnt
offering
to
the
LORD.
And
Samuel
cried
out
to
the
LORD
for
Israel,
and
the
LORD
answered
him.
7:10 As
Samuel
was
offering
up
the
burnt
offering,
the
Philistines
drew
near
to
attack
Israel.
But
the
LORD
thundered
with
a
mighty
sound
that
day
against
the
Philistines
and
threw
them
into
confusion,
and
they
were
routed
before
Israel.
7:11 And
the
men
of
Israel
went
out
from
Mizpah
and
pursued
the
Philistines
and
struck
them,
as
far
as
below
Beth-car.
7:12 Then
Samuel
took
a
stone
and
set
it
up
between
Mizpah
and
Shen
and
called
its
name
Ebenezer;
for
he
said,
"Till
now
the
LORD
has
helped
us."
7:13 So
the
Philistines
were
subdued
and
did
not
again
enter
the
territory
of
Israel.
And
the
hand
of
the
LORD
was
against
the
Philistines
all
the
days
of
Samuel.
7:14 The
cities
that
the
Philistines
had
taken
from
Israel
were
restored
to
Israel,
from
Ekron
to
Gath,
and
Israel
delivered
their
territory
from
the
hand
of
the
Philistines.
There
was
peace
also
between
Israel
and
the
Amorites.
7:15 Samuel
judged
Israel
all
the
days
of
his
life.
7:16 And
he
went
on
a
circuit
year
by
year
to
Bethel,
Gilgal,
and
Mizpah.
And
he
judged
Israel
in
all
these
places.
7:17 Then
he
would
return
to
Ramah,
for
his
home
was
there,
and
there
also
he
judged
Israel.
And
he
built
there
an
altar
to
the
LORD.