¹⁰ and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan who was in Ashtaroth.

⁴ and the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of ^(A)the remnant of Rephaim, who lived at ^(B)Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

¹² all the kingdom of ^(A)Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); for Moses ^(B)struck them and ^[a]drove them out.

⁶ Then the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and ^(A)they served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, ^(B)the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; so ^(C)they abandoned the Lord and did not serve Him.

³ Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “^(A)If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then ^(B)remove the foreign gods and the ^(C)Ashtaroth from among you, and ^(D)direct your hearts to the Lord and ^(E)serve Him alone; and He will save you from the hand of the Philistines.” ⁴ So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served the Lord alone.

⁵ Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to ^(F)Mizpah and ^(G)I will pray to the Lord for you.” ⁶ So they gathered to Mizpah, and drew water and ^(H)poured it out before the Lord, and ^(I)fasted on that day and said there, “^(J)We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.

⁷ Now when the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the governors of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard about it, ^(K)they were afraid of the Philistines. ⁸ So the sons of Israel said to Samuel, “^(L)Do not stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, that He will save us from the hand of the Philistines!” ⁹ Samuel took ^(M)a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord; and Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and ^(N)the Lord answered him. ¹⁰ Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines advanced to battle Israel. But ^(O)the Lord thundered with a great ^[a]thunder on that day against the Philistines and ^(P)confused them, so that they were struck down before Israel. ¹¹ And the men of Israel came out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and killed them as far as below Beth-car.

¹² Then Samuel ^(Q)took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it ^[b]Ebenezer, saying, “^[c]So far the Lord has helped us.” ^13 (R)So the Philistines were subdued, and ^(S)they did not come anymore within the border of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. ¹⁴ The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel ^[d]recovered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. So there was peace between Israel and ^(T)the Amorites.

Samuel’s Ministry

¹⁵ Now Samuel ^(U)judged Israel all the days of his life. ¹⁶ And he used to go annually on a circuit to ^(V)Bethel, ^(W)Gilgal, and ^(X)Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places. ¹⁷ Then he would make his return to ^(Y)Ramah, because his house was there, and there he also judged Israel; and there he ^(Z)built an altar to the Lord.

^10 (A)They cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have abandoned the Lord and have served ^(B)the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but ^(C)now save us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.’

⁷¹ To the sons of Gershom were given, from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;