¹⁰ and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan who was at Ashtaroth.

⁴ and the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of ^(A)the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at ^(B)Ashtaroth and at Edrei

¹² all the kingdom of ^(A)Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone remained of the remnant of the Rephaim); for Moses ^(B)struck them and dispossessed them.

Israel Forsakes Yahweh Again

⁶ Then the sons of Israel again did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh and ^(A)served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, ^(B)the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; thus ^(C)they forsook Yahweh and did not serve Him.

Samuel Judges Israel

³ Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “^(A)If you are to return to Yahweh with all your heart, then ^(B)remove the foreign gods and the ^(C)Ashtaroth from among you and ^(D)set your hearts toward Yahweh and ^(E)serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” ⁴ So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served Yahweh alone.

⁵ Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to ^(F)Mizpah, and ^(G)I will pray to Yahweh for you.” ⁶ And they gathered to Mizpah and drew water and ^(H)poured it out before Yahweh and ^(I)fasted on that day and said there, “^(J)We have sinned against Yahweh.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.

⁷ Then the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered to Mizpah. And the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. Then the sons of Israel heard it and ^(K)were afraid of the Philistines. ⁸ So the sons of Israel said to Samuel, “^(L)Do not cease to cry out to Yahweh our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” ⁹ And Samuel took ^(M)a suckling lamb and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh; and Samuel cried out to Yahweh for Israel, and ^(N)Yahweh answered him. ¹⁰ Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But ^(O)Yahweh thundered with a great ^[a]thunder on that day against the Philistines and ^(P)confused them, so that they were ^[b]defeated before Israel. ¹¹ So the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them down as far as below Beth-car.

¹² Then Samuel ^(Q)took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it ^[c]Ebenezer. And he said, “Thus far Yahweh has helped us.” ^13 (R)So the Philistines were subdued, and ^(S)they did not come anymore within the border of Israel. And the hand of Yahweh 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 to Gath; and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. So there was peace between Israel and ^(T)the Amorites.

¹⁵ Thus Samuel ^(U)judged Israel all the days of his life. ¹⁶ And he used to go annually on circuit to ^(V)Bethel and ^(W)Gilgal and ^(X)Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places. ¹⁷ But his return would be to ^(Y)Ramah, for his house was there, and there he judged Israel; and he ^(Z)built there an altar to Yahweh.

^10 (A)And they cried out to Yahweh and said, ‘We have sinned because we have forsaken Yahweh and have served ^(B)the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but ^(C)now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.’

⁷¹ To the sons of Gershom were given, from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: