¹And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of YHVH, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of YHVH. ²And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after YHVH. ³And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto YHVH with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto YHVH, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. ⁴Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served YHVH only. ⁵And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto YHVH. ⁶And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before YHVH, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against YHVH. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh. ⁷And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. ⁸And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto YHVH our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines. ⁹And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto YHVH: and Samuel cried unto YHVH for Israel; and YHVH heard him. ¹⁰And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but YHVH thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. ¹¹And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar. ¹²Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath YHVH helped us. ¹³So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of YHVH was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. ¹⁴And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. ¹⁵And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. ¹⁶And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places. ¹⁷And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto YHVH.