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of the Philistines.
8
And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the L
ORD
our
God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
9
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered
it for
a burnt offering wholly unto the L
ORD
:
and Samuel cried unto the L
ORD
for Israel; and the L
ORD
heard him.
10
And as Samuel was offering
up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the L
ORD
thundered with
a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before
Israel.
11
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them,
until
they came
under Beth-car.
12
Then Samuel took a stone, and set
it
between Mizpeh and Shen,
and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the L
ORD
helped us.
13
So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand
of the L
ORD
was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14
And 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.
15
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16
And he went from year to year in
circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
17
And his return
was
to Ramah; for there
was
his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto
the L
ORD
.
CHAPTER SAMUEL 8
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2
Now the
name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah:
they were
judges in Beer-sheba.
3
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted
judgment.
4
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto
Ramah,
5
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make
us a king to judge us like all the nations.
6
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel
prayed unto the L
ORD
.
7
And the L
ORD
said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in
all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should
not reign over them.
8
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought
them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods,
so do they also unto thee.
9
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly
unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10
And Samuel told all the words of the L
ORD
unto the people that asked of him a king.
11
And
he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and
appoint
them
for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and
some
shall run before his
chariots.
12
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and
will set
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