The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.

Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.

He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely.

He went up from there to Penuel and made the same request. The men of Penuel responded the same way the men of Succoth had.

They said, “We are happy to give you earrings.” So they spread out a garment, and each one threw an earring from his plunder onto it.

When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.

The woman ran at once and told her husband, “Come quickly, the man who visited me the other day has appeared to me!”

Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah – the battle was fierce. But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep.

The entire assembly sent messengers to the Benjaminites at the cliff of Rimmon and assured them they would not be harmed.

So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.

The residents of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”

Then the spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a company of prophets was coming out to meet him. Then the spirit of God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied among them.

So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord made it thunder and rain that day. All the people were very afraid of both the Lord and Samuel.

So the army rushed greedily on the plunder, confiscating sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them right on the ground, and the army ate them blood and all.

But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with the servants of Saul, replied, “I saw this son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.

David went on to say, “As the Lord lives, the Lord himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.

We conducted a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, on the area of Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb. We burned Ziklag.”