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 ark1Sa 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; Am1:6-8; Zep 2:4-7; Zec 9:5-7