⁹ And Samuel took a ^(A)suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Then ^(B)Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him.

¹⁰ Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. ^(A)But the Lord thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel.