1 Samuel 7:12-17 - Peace Comes To Israel

¹² Then Samuel took a stone, placed it between Mizpah and Shen and named it Ebenezer. He said, "The LORD has helped us this far." ¹³ The Philistines were subdued, and they did not continue to enter the territory of Israel. ¹⁴ The LORD continued to oppose the Philistines all during Samuel's life time. The towns that the Philistines had taken from Israel were returned to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territory from Philistine control. There was also peace between Israel and the Amorites.

¹⁵ Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. ¹⁶ He went on a circuit each year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all those places. ¹⁷ He would return to Ramah because his house was there, and judged Israel from there. He also built an altar to the LORD there.