Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

PHILISTINES

• Descendants of Mizraim Gen. 10:14; 1 Chr. 1:12; Jer. 47:4; Amos 9:7
• Called CHERETHITES 1 Sam. 30:14-16; Ezek. 25:16; Zeph. 2:5
• Called CASLUHIM Gen. 10:14; 1 Chr. 1:12
• Called CAPHTORIM Jer. 47:4; Amos 9:7
• Territory of Ex. 13:17, 23:31; Dt. 2:23; Josh. 13:3, 15:47
• Lords of Josh. 13:3; Judg. 3:3, 16:5, 30; 1 Sam. 5:8, 11, 6:4, 12, 7:7, 29:2, 6, 7
• Kings of
  • Abimelech I Gen. 20
  • Abimelech II Gen. 26
  • Achish 1 Sam. 21:10-15, 27:2-12, 28:1, 2; 1 Sam. 29
• Allowed to remain in Canaan Judg. 3:3, 4
• Shamgar kills six-hundred men with an ox goad Judg. 3:31
• For their history during the leadership of Samson see Judg. 13-16
• Defeat the Israelites; take the ark of the covenant; suffer plagues, and return the ark 1 Sam. 4:6
• Army of 1 Sam. 13:5
• Defeated
  • By Samuel 1 Sam. 7
  • By Saul and Jonathan 1 Sam. 9:16; 1 Sam. 13-14
• Their champion, Goliath, killed by David 1 Sam. 17
• David kills two-hundred men 1 Sam. 18:22-30
• David finds refuge among 1 Sam. 27
• Defeat the Israelites and kill Saul and his sons 1 Sam. 31; 1 Chr. 10:1
• Defeated by David 2 Sam. 5:17-25, 23:9-16; 1 Chr. 14:8-16
• Pay taxes to Jehoshaphat 2 Chr. 17:11
• Defeated by Hezekiah 2 Ki. 18:8
• Prophecies against Isa. 9:11, 12, 14:29-31; Jer. 25:17-20; Jer. 47; Ezek. 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8; Zeph. 2:4-7; Zech. 9:5-7