The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine. ¹ 

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The Israelites fled before the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

Samson said to them, ¹  “This time I am justified in doing the Philistines harm!” ² 

The Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah ¹  about the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza. ² 

The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” ¹  Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

A mongrel people will live in Ashdod, for I will greatly humiliate the Philistines.

He had ¹  so many sheep ²  and cattle ³  and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous ⁴  of him.

The Lord was furious with Israel ¹  and turned them over to ²  the Philistines and Ammonites.

The Lord said to the Israelites, “Did I not deliver you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,

Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye. ¹ 

The five leaders of the Philistines watched what was happening and then returned to Ekron on the same day.

On that day the army struck down the Philistines from Micmash to Aijalon, and they became very tired.

The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites ¹  on another hill, with the valley between them.

When Saul and all the Israelites ¹  heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.

They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army ¹  in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

He inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

They told David, “The Philistines are fighting in Keilah and are looting the threshing floors.”

But a messenger came to Saul saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”

(24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, “Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”