Philistines, the

Descended from Casluhim Genesis 10:13,14
Originally dwelt in the land of Caphtor Jeremiah 47:4; Amos 9:7
Conquered the Avims and took from them the west coast of Canaan Deuteronomy 2:23
CALLED
- The Caphtorims Deuteronomy 2:23
- The Cherethites 1 Samuel 30:14; Zephaniah 2:5
COUNTRY OF
- Called Philistia Psalm 87:4; 108:9
- Divided into five sates of lordships Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:16
- Had many flourishing cities 1 Samuel 6:17
- Given by God to the Israelites Joshua 13:2,3; 15:45,47
Were a great people and governed by kings in the patriarchal Age Genesis 21:22,34; 26:8
CHARACTER OF
- Proud Zechariah 9:6
- Idolatrous Judges 16:23; 1 Samuel 5:2
- Superstitious Isaiah 2:6
- Warlike 1 Samuel 17:1; 28:1
Men of great strength and stature amongst 1 Samuel 17:4-7; 2 Samuel 21:16,18-20
Some of, left to prove Israel Judges 3:1-3
Always confederated with the enemies of Israel Psalm 83:7; Isaiah 9:11,12
Shamgar slew six hundred of, and delivered Israel Judges 3:31
Oppressed Israel after the death of Jair for eighteen years Judges 10:7,8
Oppressed Israel after the death of Abdon forty years Judges 13:1
SAMSON
- Promised as a deliverer from Judges 13:5
- Intermarried with Judges 14:1,10
- Slew thirty, near Askelon Judges 14:19
- Burned vineyards &c of Judges 15:3-5
- Slew many for burning his wife Judges 15:7,8
- Slew a thousand with the jawbone of an ass Judges 15:15,16
- Blinded and imprisoned by Judges 16:21
- Pulled down the house of Dagon and destroyed immense Numbers of Judges 16:29,30
Defeated Israel at Ebenezer 1 Samuel 4:1,2
Defeated Israel and took the ark 1 Samuel 4:3-11
Put the ark into Dagon's house 1 Samuel 5:1-4
Plagued for retaining the ark 1 Samuel 5:6-12
Sent back the ark and were healed 1 Samuel 6:1-18
Miraculously routed at Mizpeh 1 Samuel 7:7-14
Jonathan smote a garrison of, at Geba and provoked them 1 Samuel 13:3,4
Invaded the land of Israel with a great army 1 Samuel 13:5,17-23
Jonathan and his armour-bearer smote a garrison of, at the Passages 1 Samuel 14:1-14
Miraculously discomfited 1 Samuel 14:15-23
Saul constantly at war with 1 Samuel 14:52
Defied Israel by their champion 1 Samuel 17:4-10
Defeated Israel at Ephesdammim and pursued to Ekron 1 Samuel 17:1,52
DAVID
- Slew Goliath the champion of 1 Samuel 17:40-50
- Procured Saul's daughter for and hundred foreskins of 1 Samuel 18:25-27
- Often defeated during Saul's reign 1 Samuel 19:8; 23:1-5
- Fled to, for safety 1 Samuel 27:1-7
- Gained the confidence of Achish king of 1 Samuel 28:2; 29:9
- Distrusted by 1 Samuel 29:2-7
- Often defeated in the course of his reign 2 Samuel 5:17-23; 8:1; 21:15-22; 23:8-12
- Had a guard composed of 2 Samuel 8:18; Ezekiel 25:16; Zephaniah 2:5
Gathered all their armies to Aphek against Israel 1 Samuel 28:1; 29:1
Ziklag a town of, taken and plundered by the Amalekites 1 Samuel 30:1,2,16
Israel defeated by, and Saul slain 1 Samuel 31:1-10
Besieged in Gibbethon by Nadab 1 Kings 15:27
Sent by God against Jehoram 2 Chronicles 21:16,17
Defeated by Uzziah 2 Chronicles 26:6,7
Distressed Judah under Ahaz 2 Chronicles 28:18,19
Defeated by Hezekiah 2 Kings 18:8
Israel condemned for imitating Judges 10:6; Amos 6:2; 9:7
PROPHECIES RESPECTING
- Union with Syria against Israel Isaiah 9:11,12
- Punishment with other nations Jeremiah 25:20
- Dismay at ruin of Tyre Zechariah 9:3,5
- Base men to be their rulers Zechariah 9:6
- Hatred and revenge against Israel to be fully recompensed Ezekiel 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8
- Utter destruction by Pharaoh king of Egypt Jeremiah 47:1-4; Zephaniah 2:5,6
- Destruction and desolation of their cities Jeremiah 47:5; Zephaniah 2:4
- Their country to be a future possession to Israel Obadiah 1:19; Zephaniah 2:7
- To help in Israel's restoration Isaiah 11:14

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