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Philistines, The

Descended from Casluhim—Ge 10:13,14

Originally dwelt in the land of Caphtor—Jer 47:4; Am 9:7

Conquered the Avims and took from them the west coast of Canaan—De 2:23

CALLED

• The Caphtorims
• —De 2:23
• The Cherethites
• —1Sa 30:14; Zep 2:5

COUNTRY OF

• Called Philistia
• —Ps 87:4; 108:9
• Divided into five sates of lordships
• —Jos 13:3; Jud 3:3; 1Sa 6:16
• Had many flourishing cities
• —1Sa 6:17
• Given by God to the Israelites
• —Jos 13:2,3; 15:45,47

Were a great people and governed by kings in the patriarchal age—Ge 21:22,34; 26:8

CHARACTER OF

• Proud
• —Zec 9:6
• Idolatrous
• —Jud 16:23; 1Sa 5:2
• Superstitious
• —Isa 2:6
• Warlike
• —1Sa 17:1; 28:1

Men of great strength and stature amongst—1Sa 17:4-7; 2Sa 21:16,18-20

Some of, left to prove Israel—Jud 3:1-3

Always confederated with the enemies of Israel—Ps 83:7; Isa 9:11,12

Shamgar slew six hundred of, and delivered Israel—Jud 3:31

Oppressed Israel after the death of Jair for eighteen years—Jud 10:7,8

Oppressed Israel after the death of Abdon forty years—Jud 13:1

SAMSON

• Promised as a deliverer from
• —Jud 13:5
• Intermarried with
• —Jud 14:1,10
• Slew thirty, near Askelon
• —Jud 14:19
• Burned vineyards &c of
• —Jud 15:3-5
• Slew many for burning his wife
• —Jud 15:7,8
• Slew a thousand with the jawbone of an ass
• —Jud 15:15,16
• Blinded and imprisoned by
• —Jud 16:21
• Pulled down the house of Dagon and destroyed immense
• numbers of—Jud 16:29,30

Defeated Israel at Ebenezer—1Sa 4:1,2

Defeated Israel and took the ark—1Sa 4:3-11

Put the ark into Dagon's house—1Sa 5:1-4

Plagued for retaining the ark—1Sa 5:6-12

Sent back the ark and were healed—1Sa 6:1-18

Miraculously routed at Mizpeh—1Sa 7:7-14

Jonathan smote a garrison of, at Geba and provoked them—1Sa 13:3,4

Invaded the land of Israel with a great army—1Sa 13:5,17-23

Jonathan and his armour-bearer smote a garrison of, at the passages—1Sa 14:1-14

Miraculously discomfited—1Sa 14:15-23

Saul constantly at war with—1Sa 14:52

Defied Israel by their champion—1Sa 17:4-10

Defeated Israel at Ephesdammim and pursued to Ekron—1Sa 17:1,52

DAVID

• Slew Goliath the champion of
• —1Sa 17:40-50
• Procured Saul's daughter for and hundred foreskins of
• —1Sa 18:25-27
• Often defeated during Saul's reign
• —1Sa 19:8; 23:1-5
• Fled to, for safety
• —1Sa 27:1-7
• Gained the confidence of Achish king of
• —1Sa 28:2; 29:9
• Distrusted by
• —1Sa 29:2-7
• Often defeated in the course of his reign
• —2Sa 5:17-23; 8:1; 21:15-22; 23:8-12
• Had a guard composed of
• —2Sa 8:18; Eze 25:16; Zep 2:5

Gathered all their armies to Aphek against Israel—1Sa 28:1; 29:1

Ziklag a town of, taken and plundered by the Amalekites—1Sa 30:1,2,16

Israel defeated by, and Saul slain—1Sa 31:1-10

Besieged in Gibbethon by Nadab—1Ki 15:27

Sent by God against Jehoram—2Ch 21:16,17

Defeated by Uzziah—2Ch 26:6,7

Distressed Judah under Ahaz—2Ch 28:18,19

Defeated by Hezekiah—2Ki 18:8

Israel condemned for imitating—Jud 10:6; Am 6:2; 9:7

PROPHECIES RESPECTING

• Union with Syria against Israel
• —Isa 9:11,12
• Punishment with other nations
• —Jer 25:20
• Dismay at ruin of Tyre
• —Zec 9:3,5
• Base men to be their rulers
• —Zec 9:6
• Hatred and revenge against Israel to be fully recompensed
• —Eze 25:15-17; Am 1:6-8
• Utter destruction by Pharaoh king of Egypt
• —Jer 47:1-4; Zep 2:5,6
• Destruction and desolation of their cities
• —Jer 47:5; Zep 2:4
• Their country to be a future possession to Israel
• —Ob 1:19; Zep 2:7
• To help in Israel's restoration
• —Isa 11:14