09:007:008 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry
           unto the lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the
           hand of the Philistines.

09:007:009 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt
           offering wholly unto the lord:  and Samuel cried unto the lord
           for Israel; and the lord heard him.

09:007:010 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the
           Philistines drew near to battle against Israel:  but the lord
           thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the
           Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten
           before Israel.

09:007:011 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the
           Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.

09:007:012 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen,
           and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the
           lord helped us.

09:007:013 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into
           the coast of Israel:  and the hand of the lord was against the
           Philistines all the days of Samuel.

09:007:014 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel
           were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the
           coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the
           Philistines.  And there was peace between Israel and the
           Amorites.

09:007:015 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

09:007:016 And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and
           Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.

09:007:017 And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and
           there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the
           lord.

09:008:001 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his
           sons judges over Israel.

09:008:002 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his
           second, Abiah:  they were judges in Beersheba.

09:008:003 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after
           lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

09:008:004 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together,
           and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

09:008:005 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not
           in thy ways:  now make us a king to judge us like all the
           nations.

09:008:006 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a
           king to judge us.  And Samuel prayed unto the lord.

09:008:007 And the lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the
           people in all that they say unto thee:  for they have not
           rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not
           reign over them.