1Then the men of Kiriath-jearim arrived, and they led away the ark of the Lord. And they brought it into the house of Abinadab, in Gibeah. Then they sanctified Eleazar, his son, so that he might care for the ark of the Lord.stylusPsalms 132:6, Isaiah 52:11, 1 Chronicles 13:5, 1 Chronicles 13:7, Joshua 18:142And it happened that, from that day, the ark of the Lord remained in Kiriath-jearim. And the days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year) and all the house of Israel rested, following the Lord.stylusMatthew 5:4, Jeremiah 31:9, Jeremiah 3:22, Jeremiah 3:25, Judges 2:43Then Samuel spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: “If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”stylusLuke 4:8, Luke 4:8, Deuteronomy 13:4, Deuteronomy 13:4, Matthew 4:104Therefore, the sons of Israel took away the Baals and Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord alone.stylusHosea 14:8, Hosea 14:8, Hosea 14:3, Hosea 14:3, Judges 10:155And Samuel said, “Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray for you to the Lord.”stylusJudges 20:1, Judges 20:1, Joshua 15:38, 1 Samuel 7:16, 1 Samuel 7:126And they convened at Mizpah. And they drew water, and they poured it out in the sight of the Lord. And on that day they fasted, and in that place they said, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.stylus1 Samuel 1:15, 2 Samuel 14:14, 1 Samuel 1:15, 2 Samuel 14:14, Judges 10:107And the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah. And the princes of the Philistines ascended against Israel. And when the sons of Israel had heard this, they were afraid before the face of the Philistines.stylus1 Samuel 17:11, 1 Samuel 17:11, 1 Samuel 13:6, 1 Samuel 13:6, Exodus 14:108And they said to Samuel, “May you not cease to cry out to the Lord our God on our behalf, so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”stylusIsaiah 37:4, Isaiah 37:4, James 5:16, 1 Samuel 12:19, 1 Samuel 12:249Then Samuel took one suckling lamb, and he offered it whole, as a holocaust to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord heeded him.stylusJeremiah 15:1, Jeremiah 15:1, Psalms 99:6, Psalms 99:6, 1 Samuel 7:1710Then it happened that, while Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great crash, on that day, over the Philistines, and he terrified them, and they were cut down before the face of Israel.stylus1 Samuel 2:10, 1 Samuel 2:10, 1 Samuel 12:17, Joshua 10:10, Judges 5:2011And the men of Israel, departing from Mizpah, pursued the Philistines, and they struck them down as far as the place which was below Bethcar.stylus12Then Samuel took a single stone, and he placed it between Mizpah and Shen. And he called the name of this place: The Stone of Assistance. And he said, “For in this place the Lord gave assistance to us.”stylus2 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 1:10, Joshua 4:9, Joshua 4:9, Acts 26:2213And the Philistines were humbled, and they no longer drew near, so that they might enter into the borders of Israel. And so, the hand of the Lord was over the Philistines during all the days of Samuel.stylusJudges 13:1, Judges 13:1, 1 Samuel 17:49, 1 Samuel 17:53, 1 Samuel 17:4914And the cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron as far as Gath, with their borders. And he freed Israel from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.stylusJudges 4:17, Deuteronomy 7:16, Deuteronomy 7:2, Psalms 106:34, Judges 4:1715And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.stylus1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 7:6, Judges 2:16, Acts 13:20, Acts 13:2116And he went each year, traveling around to Bethel, and to Gilgal, and to Mizpah, and he judged Israel in the above-stated places.stylusPsalms 75:2, Judges 5:10, Judges 10:4, Psalms 82:3, Psalms 82:417And he returned to Ramah. For his house was there, and he judged Israel there. And then he built an altar to the Lord there.stylus1 Samuel 1:19, 1 Samuel 1:19, 1 Samuel 1:1, 1 Samuel 8:4, 1 Samuel 1:1