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Philistines

Timeline

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Genesis 10:1-32
The Table of Nations

This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons...

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4m
Genesis 26:1-35
God’s Promise to Isaac

Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gera

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1m
Joshua 13:1-7
Lands Yet Unconquered

Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are...

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1m
Judges 3:1-6
Nations Left to Test Israel

These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not...

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3m
Judges 3:12-31
Ehud & Shamgar

Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon...

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1m
Judges 10:1-5
Tola & Jair

After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. T

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2m
Judges 10:6-18
Oppression by the Philistines and Ammonites

And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the...

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4m
Judges 13:1-25
The Birth of Samson

Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them...

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Judges 14:1-7
Samson’s Marriage

One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman. So he...

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2m
Judges 14:8-20
Samson’s Riddle

When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s...

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3m
Judges 15:1-20
Samson’s Revenge

Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to...

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4m
Judges 16:1-22
Samson

One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her. When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded th

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Judges 16:23-31
Samson’s Vengeance and Death

Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to...

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1 Samuel 4:1-11
The Philistines Capture the Ark

Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet...

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1 Samuel 4:12-22
The Death of Eli

That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with...

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2m
1 Samuel 5:1-12
The Ark Afflicts the Philistines

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to...

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4m
1 Samuel 6:1 - 7:2
The Ark Returned to Israel

When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months,...

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2m
1 Samuel 7:3-17
Samuel Subdues the Philistines

Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD...

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4m
1 Samuel 9:1-27
Saul Chosen as King

Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the...

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3m
1 Samuel 10:1-16
Samuel Anoints Saul

Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said,...

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4m
1 Samuel 12:1-25
Samuel’s Farewell Address

Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you...

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1m
1 Samuel 13:1-7
War with the Philistines

Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel...

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1m
1 Samuel 13:8-15
Saul’s Unlawful Sacrifice

And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not...

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1m
1 Samuel 13:16-23
Israel without Weapons

Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of...

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3m
1 Samuel 14:1-23
Jonathan’s Victory over the Philistines

One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let...

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2m
1 Samuel 14:24-36
Jonathan Eats the Honey

Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops...

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1 Samuel 14:37-46
The People Save Jonathan

So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give...

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1m
1 Samuel 14:47-52
Saul’s Victories

After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his...

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2m
1 Samuel 17:1-11
Goliath’s Challenge

Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they...

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4m
1 Samuel 17:12-37
David Accepts the Challenge

Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of...

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3m
1 Samuel 17:38-58
David Slays Goliath

Then Saul clothed David in his own tunic, put a bronze helmet on his head, and...

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2m
1 Samuel 18:17-30
David Marries Michal

Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to...

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1m
1 Samuel 23:1-6
David Delivers Keilah

Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah...

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3m
1 Samuel 23:7-29
Saul Pursues David

When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered...

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1m
1 Samuel 28:1-6
The Philistines Gather against Israel

Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against...

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3m
1 Samuel 28:7-25
Saul and the Medium of Endor

Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go...

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2m
1 Samuel 29:1-11
The Philistines Reject David

Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel...

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2m
1 Samuel 31:1-13
Saul’s Overthrow and Death

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before...

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2m
2 Samuel 1:17-27
David’s Song for Saul and Jonathan

Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, and he ordered...

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5m
2 Samuel 3:6-39
Abner, Saul’s Former General

During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul. Meanwhile, Saul had a conc

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2 Samuel 5:17-25
David’s victories over the Philistines

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they...

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2m
2 Samuel 8:1-18
David’s Triumphs

Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took...

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1m
2 Samuel 21:15-22
Four Battles against the Philistines

Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants...

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3m
2 Samuel 23:8-39
David's Mighty Men

These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite...

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2m
2 Kings 8:1-6
The Shunammite's Land Restored

Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you...

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2 Kings 18:1-8
Hezekiah Destroys Idolatry in Judah

In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son...

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1 Chronicles 1:1-27
From Adam to Abraham

An ancestral audit tracing the development of humanity from the earliest foundations through the sprawling family branches that formed the civilizations we reco

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1 Chronicles 10:1-14
The Overthrow and Death of Saul

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before...

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1 Chronicles 11:10-47
The Mighty Men

Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel,...

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1 Chronicles 12:1-22
The Mighty Men Join David at Ziklag

Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished...

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1 Chronicles 14:8-17
Two Victories over the Philistines

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel,...

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1 Chronicles 18:1-17
David’s Triumphs

Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and...

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1 Chronicles 20:4-8
Battles Against the Philistines

Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time...

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2 Chronicles 17:1-19
Good King Jehoshaphat

Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against...

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2 Chronicles 21:1-20
Jehoram

And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place. Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of

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2 Chronicles 26:1-23
Uzziah

All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and resto

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2 Chronicles 28:1-27
Ahaz

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes

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1m
Psalms 56:1-13
Psalm 56: Be Merciful to Me, O God

Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their...

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1m
Psalms 108:1-13
Psalm 108: Israel’s Kingdom Blessing

My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being....

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Isaiah 2:6 - 3:26
Judgement on Jerusalem and Judah

For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled...

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3m
Isaiah 11:1-16
Messiah’s Kingdom through the Root of Jesse

Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots...

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Isaiah 14:28-32
Against Philistia

In the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received: Do not rejoice, all...

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5m
Jeremiah 25:1-38
Seventy Years of Captivity in Babylon

This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the...

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1m
Jeremiah 47:1-7
Judgment on the Philistines

This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the...

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8m
Ezekiel 16:1-63
Jerusalem as a Rebellious Wife

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, confront Jerusalem...

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2m
Ezekiel 25:1-11
A Prophecy against Ammon & A Prophecy against Moab

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of

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Ezekiel 25:12-17
A Prophecy against Edom & A Prophecy against the Philistines

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, therefore this is what the L

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4m
Amos 1:1 - 2:16
Prophecy against All Nations

These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was

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Amos 6:1-7
Woe to Those at Ease in Zion

Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the...

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5m
Amos 7:7 - 9:10
The LORD Does Not Relent

This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand. “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plu

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Obadiah 1:15-21
The Day of the LORD for All Nations

For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head. For as you drank

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Zephaniah 1:1 - 2:3
Judgment on Jerusalem

This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amo

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Zephaniah 2:4 - 3:8
Judgment on the Nations (and Jerusalem)

For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted. Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O na

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Zechariah 9:1-8
Judgment against Israel’s Enemies

This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and...

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