09:006:016 And when the five lords of the Philistines
had seen it, they
returned
to Ekron the same day.
09:006:017 And these are the golden emerods which
the Philistines
returned
for a trespass offering unto the lord; for Ashdod
one,
for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron
one;
09:006:018 And the golden mice, according to the number
of all the cities
of
the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of
fenced
cities,
and of country villages, even unto the great stone
of
Abel,
whereon they set down the ark of the lord:
which stone
remaineth
unto this day in the field of Joshua, the
Bethshemite.
09:006:019 And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because
they had looked
into
the ark of the lord, even he smote of the people
fifty
thousand
and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented,
because
the lord had smitten many of the people with a
great
slaughter.
09:006:020 And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is
able to stand before
this
holy lord God? and to whom shall he go up from
us?
09:006:021 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants
of Kirjathjearim,
saying,
The Philistines have brought again the ark of the
lord;
come ye down, and fetch it up to you.
09:007:001 And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and
fetched up the ark of
the
lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab
in the
hill,
and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the
lord.
09:007:002 And it came to pass, while the ark abode
in Kirjathjearim,
that
the time was long; for it was twenty years: and
all the
house
of Israel lamented after the lord.
09:007:003 And Samuel spake unto all the house of
Israel, saying, If ye
do
return unto the lord with all your hearts, then
put away
the
strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare
your
hearts unto the lord, and serve him only:
and he will
deliver
you out of the hand of the Philistines.
09:007:004 Then the children of Israel did put away
Baalim and Ashtaroth,
and
served the lord only.
09:007:005 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh,
and I will pray
for
you unto the lord.
09:007:006 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and
drew water, and
poured
it out before the lord, and fasted on that day,
and
said
there, We have sinned against the lord. And
Samuel judged
the
children of Israel in Mizpeh.
09:007:007 And when the Philistines heard that the
children of Israel
were
gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines
went
up against Israel. And when the children of Israel
heard
it,
they were afraid of the Philistines.


