So the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried and they tied him up with them.

They said to him, “Seek a divine oracle for us, so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.”

The priest said to them, “Go with confidence. The Lord will be with you on your mission.”

Meanwhile the six hundred Danites, fully armed, stood at the entrance to the gate.

So they traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.

Do this: exterminate every male, as well as every woman who has had sexual relations with a male. But spare the lives of any virgins.” So they did as instructed.

So she gathered grain in the field until evening. When she threshed what she had gathered, it came to about thirty pounds of barley!

At that time, Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you so you will be secure.

Then Boaz said to the guardian, “Naomi, who has returned from the region of Moab, is selling the portion of land that belongs to our relative Elimelech.

I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.

This ought not to be, my sons! For the report that I hear circulating among the Lord’s people is not good.

and the lamp of God had not yet been extinguished. Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord as well; the ark of God was also there.

The people who did not die were struck with sores; the city’s cry for help went all the way up to heaven.

In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.

“So now, take your positions and watch this great thing that the Lord is about to do in your sight.

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to Egypt.

Samuel replied, “If that is the case, then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?”

The soldiers told him what had been promised, saying, “This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”

When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.