PHILISTINES

–Descendants of Mizraim Ge 10:14; 1Ch 1:12; Jer 47:4; Am 9:7

–Called CHERETHITES 1Sa 30:14-16; Eze 25:16; Zep 2:5

–Called CASLUHIM Ge 10:14; 1Ch 1:12

–Called CAPHTORIM Jer 47:4; Am 9:7

–Territory of Ex 13:17; 23:31; De 2:23; Jos 13:3; 15:47

–Lords of Jos 13:3; Jud 3:3; 16:5,30; 1Sa 5:8,11; 6:4,12; 7:7; 29:2,6,7

–Kings of

.Abimelech I Ge 20

.Abimelech II Ge 26

.Achish 1Sa 21:10-15; 27:2-12; 28:1,2; 29

–Allowed to remain in Canaan Jud 3:3,4

–Shamgar kills six-hundred men with an ox goad Jud 3:31

–For their history during the leadership of Samson see Jud 13; 14; 15; 16

–Defeat the Israelites; take the ark of the covenant; suffer plagues, and return the ark 1Sa 4:6

–Army of 1Sa 13:5

–Defeated

.By Samuel 1Sa 7

.By Saul and Jonathan 1Sa 9:16; 13; 14

–Their champion, Goliath, killed by David 1Sa 17

–David kills two-hundred men 1Sa 18:22-30

–David finds refuge among 1Sa 27

–Defeat the Israelites and kill Saul and his sons 1Sa 31; 1Ch 10:1

–Defeated by David 2Sa 5:17-25; 23:9-16; 1Ch 14:8-16

–Pay taxes to Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:11

–Defeated by Hezekiah 2Ki 18:8

–Prophecies against Isa 9:11,12; 14:29-31; Jer 25:17-20; 47; Eze 25:15-17; Am 1:6-8; Zep 2:4-7; Zec 9:5-7