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1 Chronicles 7:28 (NIV)

Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.

1 Chronicles 7:29 (NIV)

Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

1 Chronicles 7:30 (NIV)

The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

1 Chronicles 7:31 (NIV)

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

1 Chronicles 7:32 (NIV)

Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua.

1 Chronicles 7:33 (NIV)

The sons of Japhlet: Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.

1 Chronicles 7:34 (NIV)

The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.

1 Chronicles 7:35 (NIV)

The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

1 Chronicles 7:36 (NIV)

The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

1 Chronicles 7:37 (NIV)

Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran and Beera.

1 Chronicles 7:38 (NIV)

The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.

1 Chronicles 7:39 (NIV)

The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.

1 Chronicles 7:40 (NIV)

All these were descendants of Asher—heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.

1 Samuel 7:1 (NIV)

So the men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord . They brought it to Abinadab’s house on the hill and consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord .

1 Samuel 7:2 (NIV)

The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim a long time—twenty years in all. Then all the people of Israel turned back to the Lord .

So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 7:4 (NIV)

So the Israelites put away their Baals and Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only.

1 Samuel 7:5 (NIV)

Then Samuel said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the Lord for you.”

1 Samuel 7:6 (NIV)

When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord . On that day they fasted and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord .” Now Samuel was serving as leader of Israel at Mizpah.

1 Samuel 7:7 (NIV)

When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them. When the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid because of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 7:8 (NIV)

They said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, that he may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 7:9 (NIV)

Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord . He cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.

1 Samuel 7:10 (NIV)

While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to engage Israel in battle. But that day the Lord thundered with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed before the Israelites.

1 Samuel 7:11 (NIV)

The men of Israel rushed out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, slaughtering them along the way to a point below Beth Kar.