¹⁰ As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel.^[a] But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by^[b] Israel.

¹¹ Then the men of Israel left Mizpah and chased the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth Car.