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Torrey's—Philistines, The

Philistines


Descendants of Mizraim—Ge 10:14; 1Ch 1:12; Jer 47:4; Am 9:7

Called CHERETHITES—1Sa 30:14-16; Eze 25:16; Zep 2:5

Called CASLUHIM—Ge 10:14; 1Ch 1:12

Called CAPHTORIM—Jer 47:4; Am 9:7

Territory of—Ex 13:17; 23:31; De 2:23; Jos 13:3; 15:47

Lords of—Jos 13:3; Jud 3:3; 16:5,30; 1Sa 5:8,11; 6:4,12; 7:7; 29:2,6,7

Kings of

Allowed to remain in Canaan—Jud 3:3,4

Shamgar kills six-hundred men with an ox goad—Jud 3:31

For their history during the leadership of Samson see—Jud 13; 14; 15; 16

Defeat the Israelites; take the ark of the covenant; suffer plagues, and return the ark—1Sa 4:6

Army of—1Sa 13:5

Defeated

Their champion, Goliath, killed by David—1Sa 17

David kills two-hundred men—1Sa 18:22-30

David finds refuge among—1Sa 27

Defeat the Israelites and kill Saul and his sons—1Sa 31; 1Ch 10:1

Defeated by David—2Sa 5:17-25; 23:9-16; 1Ch 14:8-16

Pay taxes to Jehoshaphat—2Ch 17:11

Defeated by Hezekiah—2Ki 18:8

Prophecies against—Isa 9:11,12; 14:29-31; Jer 25:17-20; 47; Eze 25:15-17; Am 1:6-8; Zep 2:4-7; Zec 9:5-7