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• פְּלֶשֶׁת
• פְּלִשְׁתִּי

• Descended from Casluhim
  Genesis 10:13,14

• Originally dwelt in the land of Caphtor
  Jeremiah 47:4; Amos 9:7

• Conquered the Avims and took from them the west coast of Canaan
  Deuteronomy 2:23

• CALLED
  • The Caphtorims
    Deuteronomy 2:23
  • The Cherethites
    1 Samuel 30:14; Zephaniah 2:5

• COUNTRY OF
  • Called Philistia
    Psalm 87:4; 108:9
  • Divided into five sates of lordships
    Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:16
  • Had many flourishing cities
    1 Samuel 6:17
  • Given by God to the Israelites
    Joshua 13:2,3; 15:45,47

• Were a great people and governed by kings in the patriarchal Age
  Genesis 21:22,34; 26:8

• CHARACTER OF
  • Proud
    Zechariah 9:6
  • Idolatrous
    Judges 16:23; 1 Samuel 5:2
  • Superstitious
    Isaiah 2:6
  • Warlike
    1 Samuel 17:1; 28:1

• Men of great strength and stature amongst
  1 Samuel 17:4-7; 2 Samuel 21:16,18-20

• Some of, left to prove Israel
  Judges 3:1-3

• Always confederated with the enemies of Israel
  Psalm 83:7; Isaiah 9:11,12

• Shamgar slew six hundred of, and delivered Israel
  Judges 3:31

• Oppressed Israel after the death of Jair for eighteen years
  Judges 10:7,8

• Oppressed Israel after the death of Abdon forty years
  Judges 13:1

• SAMSON
  • Promised as a deliverer from
    Judges 13:5
  • Intermarried with
    Judges 14:1,10
  • Slew thirty, near Askelon
    Judges 14:19
  • Burned vineyards &c of
    Judges 15:3-5
  • Slew many for burning his wife
    Judges 15:7,8
  • Slew a thousand with the jawbone of an ass
    Judges 15:15,16
  • Blinded and imprisoned by
    Judges 16:21
  • Pulled down the house of Dagon and destroyed immense Numbers of
    Judges 16:29,30

• Defeated Israel at Ebenezer
  1 Samuel 4:1,2

• Defeated Israel and took the ark
  1 Samuel 4:3-11

• Put the ark into Dagon's house
  1 Samuel 5:1-4

• Plagued for retaining the ark
  1 Samuel 5:6-12

• Sent back the ark and were healed
  1 Samuel 6:1-18

• Miraculously routed at Mizpeh
  1 Samuel 7:7-14

• Jonathan smote a garrison of, at Geba and provoked them
  1 Samuel 13:3,4

• Invaded the land of Israel with a great army
  1 Samuel 13:5,17-23

• Jonathan and his armour-bearer smote a garrison of, at the Passages
  1 Samuel 14:1-14

• Miraculously discomfited
  1 Samuel 14:15-23

• Saul constantly at war with
  1 Samuel 14:52

• Defied Israel by their champion
  1 Samuel 17:4-10

• Defeated Israel at Ephesdammim and pursued to Ekron
  1 Samuel 17:1,52

• DAVID
  • Slew Goliath the champion of
    1 Samuel 17:40-50
  • Procured Saul's daughter for and hundred foreskins of
    1 Samuel 18:25-27
  • Often defeated during Saul's reign
    1 Samuel 19:8; 23:1-5
  • Fled to, for safety
    1 Samuel 27:1-7
  • Gained the confidence of Achish king of
    1 Samuel 28:2; 29:9
  • Distrusted by
    1 Samuel 29:2-7
  • Often defeated in the course of his reign
    2 Samuel 5:17-23; 8:1; 21:15-22; 23:8-12
  • Had a guard composed of
    2 Samuel 8:18; Ezekiel 25:16; Zephaniah 2:5

• Gathered all their armies to Aphek against Israel
  1 Samuel 28:1; 29:1

• Ziklag a town of, taken and plundered by the Amalekites
  1 Samuel 30:1,2,16

• Israel defeated by, and Saul slain
  1 Samuel 31:1-10

• Besieged in Gibbethon by Nadab
  1 Kings 15:27

• Sent by God against Jehoram
  2 Chronicles 21:16,17

• Defeated by Uzziah
  2 Chronicles 26:6,7

• Distressed Judah under Ahaz
  2 Chronicles 28:18,19

• Defeated by Hezekiah
  2 Kings 18:8

• Israel condemned for imitating
  Judges 10:6; Amos 6:2; 9:7

• PROPHECIES RESPECTING
  • Union with Syria against Israel
    Isaiah 9:11,12
  • Punishment with other nations
    Jeremiah 25:20
  • Dismay at ruin of Tyre
    Zechariah 9:3,5
  • Base men to be their rulers
    Zechariah 9:6
  • Hatred and revenge against Israel to be fully recompensed
    Ezekiel 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8
  • Utter destruction by Pharaoh king of Egypt
    Jeremiah 47:1-4; Zephaniah 2:5,6
  • Destruction and desolation of their cities
    Jeremiah 47:5; Zephaniah 2:4
  • Their country to be a future possession to Israel
    Obadiah 1:19; Zephaniah 2:7
  • To help in Israel's restoration
    Isaiah 11:14