What is happening here?
The ark is settled at Kirjath-jearim, and after a long period Samuel calls Israel to return to the LORD, put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serve Him only. At Mizpeh the nation confesses its sin; when the Philistines attack, Samuel intercedes and the LORD thunders against them, giving Israel a decisive victory commemorated by the stone called Ebenezer.
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