⁷ So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and ^(A)he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites,

The Birth of Samson

13 And the people of Israel again ^(A)did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them ^(B)into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

The Philistines Capture the Ark

4 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.

Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at ^(A)Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at ^(B)Aphek.

¹⁰ As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. ^(A)But the Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel.