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Meanwhile, the Philistines take the Ark to the temple of their god [[Dagon]], who recognizes the supremacy of Yahweh. The Philistines are afflicted with plagues, are unable to take the Ark into any city on account of the fear of the populations of those cities, and return the ark to the Israelites, but to the territory of the [[tribe of Benjamin]], to the city of [[Beit Shemesh|Beth Shemesh]], rather than to Shiloh, from where it is passed to the city of [[Kiriath-Jearim|Kiriath Jearim]], where a new priest, [[Eleazar, son of Abinadab]], is appointed to guard the ark for the twenty years it is there. The Philistines attack the Israelites gathered at [[Mizpah in Gilead (Judges)|Mizpah]] in Benjamin. Samuel appeals to God, the Philistines are decisively beaten, and the Israelites reclaim their lost territory. Samuel sets up an [[Eben-Ezer|Ebenezer]] (stone of help) in remembrance of the battle, and takes his place as judge of Israel.
In Samuel's old age, he appoints his sons [[Joel (son of Samuel)|Joel]] and [[Abijah]] as judges but, because of their corruption, the people ask for a king to rule over them. God directs Samuel to grant the people their wish despite his concerns: God gives them [[Saul]] from the tribe of Benjamin, whom Samuel anoints during an attempt by Saul to locate his father's lost donkeys. He then invites Saul to a feast, where he gives him the best piece of meat, and they talk through the night on the roof of Samuel's house. Samuel tells Saul to return home, telling him the donkeys have
Shortly thereafter, [[Nahash of Ammon]] lays siege to [[Jabesh-Gilead|Jabesh Gilead]] and demands that everyone in the city have their right eye gouged out as part of the peace treaty. The Jabeshites send out messengers, looking for a saviour. When Saul hears of the situation, he gathers a 330,000-strong army and launches a surprise attack at night, leading Israel to victory and saving Jabesh, thus proving those who doubted him wrong. Saul's kingship is renewed.
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