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.

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

So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. He still had the head of the Philistine in his hand.

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

Samson led ¹  Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence. ² 

Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.

¹ The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem. ¹ 

David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem. ¹ 

¹ David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. ² 

The Hebrews who had earlier gone over to the Philistine side ¹  joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

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

David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged. ¹  Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.

The length of time ¹  that David lived in the Philistine countryside was a year ²  and four months.

David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

When he got home, ¹  he told his father and mother, “A Philistine girl in Timnah has caught my eye. ²  Now get her for my wife.”

Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost ¹  that was at Geba and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul alerted ²  all the land saying, “Let the Hebrews pay attention!”

When they ¹  made themselves known to the Philistine garrison, the Philistines said, “Look! The Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they hid themselves.”

Then the Philistine said, “I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight ¹  each other!”