7. The Philistines heard the Israelites were meeting at Mizpah, so the Philistine kings came up to attack them. When the Israelites heard they were coming, they were afraid.
8. They said to Samuel, “Don’t stop praying to the Lord our God for us! Ask him to save us from the Philistines!”
9. Then Samuel took a baby lamb and offered it to the Lord as a whole burnt offering. He called to the Lord for Israel’s sake, and the Lord answered him.
10. While Samuel was burning the offering, the Philistines came near to attack Israel. But the Lord thundered against them with loud thunder. They were so frightened they became confused. So the Israelites defeated the Philistines in battle.
11. The men of Israel ran out of Mizpah and chased the Philistines almost to Beth Car, killing the Philistines along the way.