Samuel revealed the word of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> to all Israel.p><t /><p class="bodytext">Then the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines.<n id="2" /> They camped at Ebenezer,<n id="3" /> and the Philistines camped at Aphek.

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">The Philistines gathered their troops<n id="2" /> for battle. They assembled at Socoh in Judah. They camped in Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah.

So Saul mustered all his army to go down to Keilah and besiege David and his men.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel.<n id="1" /> But on that day the <sc>Lordsc> thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by<n id="2" /> Israel.

Jesse&#8217;s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the<n id="1" /> three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.