1 Samuel 7:10

7:10 As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by Israel.

1 Samuel 7:14

7:14 The cities that the Philistines had captured from Israel were returned to Israel, from Ekron to Gath. Israel also delivered their territory from the control of the Philistines. There was also peace between Israel and the Amorites.

1 Samuel 17:26

17:26 David asked the men who were standing near him, “What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”

1 Samuel 17:51-52

17:51 David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath’s sword, drew it from its sheath, killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.

17:52 Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. They chased the Philistines to the valley and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

1 Samuel 18:25

18:25 Saul replied, “Here is what you should say to David: ‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his enemies.’” (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)

1 Samuel 28:19

28:19 The Lord will hand you and Israel over to the Philistines! 10  Tomorrow both you and your sons will be with me. 11  The Lord will also hand the army 12  of Israel over to the Philistines!”


tn Heb “approached for battle against Israel.”

tn Heb “before.”

tn Heb “hand.”

tn Heb “and turns aside humiliation from upon Israel.”

tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tc Most LXX mss lack the words “drew it from its sheath.”

tn Heb “arose and cried out.”

10 tc Most of the LXX ms tradition has here “Gath.”

11 tn Heb “the king’s.”

13 tn Heb “And the Lord will give also Israel along with you into the hand of the Philistines.”

14 tc With the exception of the Lucianic recension, the LXX has here “and tomorrow you and your sons with you will fall.”

15 tn Heb “camp.”