Samuel took (A)a suckling lamb and offered it for a whole burnt offering to the Lord; and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel and (B)the Lord answered him. 10 Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But (C)the Lord thundered with a great [a]thunder on that day against the Philistines and (D)confused them, so that they were [b]routed before Israel. 11 The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them down as far as below Beth-car.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 7:10 Lit voice
  2. 1 Samuel 7:10 Lit smitten