11 Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines striking them down all the way to a place below Beth-car.

12 Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it upright(A) between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer,[a] explaining, “The Lord has helped us to this point.” 13 So the Philistines were subdued(B) and[b] did not invade Israel’s territory again.(C) The Lord’s hand was against the Philistines all of Samuel’s life.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:12 = Stone of Help
  2. 7:13 LXX reads The Lord humbled the Philistines and they

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