13. So the Philistines were defeated. They did not enter the Israelites’ land again.The Lord was against the Philistines all Samuel’s life.
14. Earlier the Philistines had taken towns from the Israelites. But the Israelites won them back, from Ekron to Gath. They also took back from the Philistines the neighboring lands of these towns. There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites.
15. Samuel continued as judge of Israel all his life.