A   So the men of Kiriath Iearim came downe, ∧ fetched vp þe; Arke of þe; LORDE, ∧ brought it in to þe; house of ^note Abinadab at Gibea, ∧ they consecrated Eleasar his sonne, þt; he might kepe þe; Arke. And fr&obar; þt; daye that the Arke of þe; LORDE abode at KiriathIearim, þe; tyme extended forth so longe tyll it came to twentye yeares: and all the house of Israel wepte after the LORDE.

But Samuel sayde vnto all the house of Israel: ^note Yf ye turne you withall youre hert vnto the LORDE, then put awaye from you the straunge goddes and Astaroth, and directe youre hert vnto the LORDE and ^note serue him onely, so shall he delyuer you out of the hande of the Philistynes. Then the childr&ebar; of Israel put awaye Baalim and Astaroth from them, and serued the LORDE onely.

B   Samuel saide: Gather all Israel together vnto Mispa, that I maye praye for you vnto the LORDE. And they came together vnto Mispa, and drue water, ∧ poured it out before the LORDE, and fasted the same daye, and there they sayde: We haue synned vnto the LORDE. So Samuel iudged the children of Israel at Mispa.

But whan the Philistynes herde that þe; children of Israel were come together vnto Mispa, the prynces of the Philistynes w&ebar;te vp against Israel. Whan þe; childr&ebar; of Israel herde that, they were afrayed of þe; Philistynes, ∧ sayde vnto Samuel: Ceasse not to crye vnto the LORDE oure God for vs, þt; he maie helpe vs out of the hande of þe; Philistynes. ^note Samuel toke a fat lambe, ∧ offred an whole burntofferynge vnto the LORDE, ∧ cried vnto the LORDE for Israel, and the LORDE herde him. C   And whyle Samuel was offerynge þe; burnt sacrifice, þe; Philistines came to fight agaynst Israel. But the LORDE thondred a thonder vpon the Philistynes the same daye ∧ disc&obar;fyted th&ebar;, so þt; they were smytt&ebar; before Israel. Th&ebar; wente þe; men of Israel forth, ∧ chaced þe; Philistynes, ∧ smote them till vnder BethCar. Then toke Samuel a stone, ∧ set it vp betwene Mispa ∧ Sen, ∧ called it þe; Help stone, ^note ∧ sayde: Hither to hath the LORDE helped vs. Thus were the Philistynes brought downe, ∧ came nomore within the border of Israel. And þe; h&abar;de of þe; LORDE was against the Philistynes, as longe as Samuel lyued.

D   So Israel gat the cities agayne, that the Philistynes had conquered, fr&obar; Ekron vnto Gath, with the borders therof, those did Israel rescue out of the hande of the Philistynes: ∧ Israel had peace &wt; the Amorites. Samuel iudged Israel as l&obar;ge as he liued, ∧ w&ebar;te aboute euery yeare vnto Bethel ∧ Gilgal ∧ Mispa: ∧ wh&abar; he had iudged Israel in all these places, he came agayne vnto Ramath for there was his house, ∧ there he iudged Israel, ∧ builded an altare there vnto þe; LORDE.

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