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And it came to pass as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering that the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines and crushed them, and they were smitten before Israel.
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And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh and pursued the Philistines and smote them until
they were below Bethcar.
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Then Samuel took a stone and set
it between Mizpeh and Shen and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Thus far the LORD has helped us.
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So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the border of Israel, and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
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And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel from Ekron even unto Gath with their borders, and Israel delivered them out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.
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And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
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And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpeh and judged Israel in all those places.
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Then he would return to Ramah, for there
was his house, and there he judged Israel, and there he built an altar unto the LORD.