The city of Shiloh has become the resting place of the Godbox — the Ark of the Covenant — which the Israelites have been carrying around for centuries. Eli, the High Priest, is its guardian, assisted by his young protege Samuel. Shiloh has become corrupt over the years: a place where all manner of gods are worshipped. As Samuel grows up, he becomes respected and revered by the whole Israelite population. When the Godbox is captured in battle by the Philistines, strange things begin to happen to them: plagues of mice... and worse. (1 Samuel 1-7)