1 Shamu'al 7

And the men of Kiryath-yearim came, and fetched up the ark of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kiryath-yearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Yashar'al lamented after 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

And Shamuel spake unto all the house of Yashar'al, saying, "If ye do return unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 with all your hearts, then put away the strange lo alahiym and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."

Then the children of Yashar'al did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 only.

And Shamuel said, "Gather all Yashar'al to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄."

And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, and fasted on that day, and said there, "We have sinned against 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄." And Shamuel judged the children of Yashar'al in Mizpeh.

And when the Philistines heard that the children of Yashar'al were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Yashar'al. And when the children of Yashar'al heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

And the children of Yashar'al said to Shamuel, "Cease not to cry unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 our Alahiym for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines."

And Shamuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄: and Shamuel cried unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 for Yashar'al; and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 heard him.

And as Shamuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Yashar'al: but 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Yashar'al.

And the men of Yashar'al went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.

Then Shamuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, "Hitherto hath 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 helped us."

So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Yashar'al: and the hand of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 was against the Philistines all the days of Shamuel.

And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Yashar'al were restored to Yashar'al, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Yashar'al deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Yashar'al and the Emorites.

And Shamuel judged Yashar'al all the days of his life.

And he went from year to year in circuit to Beyth-El, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Yashar'al in all those places.

And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Yashar'al; and there he built an altar unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.