1 Samuel 17:21

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Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines, facing each other.

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  • 1 Sam 17:19-20
    2 verses
    85%

    19Saul, your brothers, and the men of Israel are in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.

    20Early in the morning, David left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.

  • 1 Sam 17:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    1The Philistines gathered their armies for battle and assembled at Socoh, which belongs to Judah. They camped between Socoh and Azekah, at Ephes-dammim.

    2Saul and the men of Israel also gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah, arranging themselves for battle against the Philistines.

    3The Philistines stood on one hill, and Israel stood on another hill, with the valley between them.

  • 1 Chr 19:17
    80%

    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and advanced against them to set up his battle lines. David arranged his forces to face the Arameans, and they fought against him.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
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    41The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    80%

    1In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies to wage war against Israel, and Achish said to David, "You surely know that you and your men will go out with me in the army."

  • 1 Sam 29:1-2
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    79%

    1The Philistines gathered all their armies at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

    2The Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, and David and his men were marching at the rear with Achish.

  • 1 Sam 17:22-23
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    79%

    22David left his supplies in the care of the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines, and asked his brothers how they were.

    23As he was speaking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual words, and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 4:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and they camped at Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

    2The Philistines set their forces against Israel, and the battle began. Israel was defeated by the Philistines, and about four thousand men were killed on the battlefield.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
    78%

    48When the Philistine arose and came forward to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 17:10-11
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    78%

    10The Philistine continued, 'I defy the armies of Israel this day. Give me a man so we can fight each other.'

    11When Saul and all Israel heard the words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
    77%

    15Once again, there was war between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight the Philistines, and he became exhausted.

  • 1 Sam 17:16
    77%

    16The Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand for forty days.

  • Judg 20:19-20
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    19The next morning the Israelites got up and camped near Gibeah.

    20The Israelites went out to fight the Benjaminites and took up battle positions against them at Gibeah.

  • 1 Sam 14:20-22
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    77%

    20Then Saul and all his men assembled and went to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, striking each other with their swords.

    21The Hebrews who had previously been with the Philistines and had gone up with them to their camp changed sides and joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

    22When all the Israelites who had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined the battle in hot pursuit.

  • 1 Sam 31:1
    76%

    1The Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

  • 2 Sam 10:17
    76%

    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Arameans formed their battle lines to meet David and fought against him.

  • 1 Chr 10:1
    76%

    1The Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 17:45
    76%

    45David replied to the Philistine, 'You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'

  • 1 Sam 13:5
    76%

    5The Philistines assembled to fight Israel with 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They came up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.

  • 1 Sam 7:7
    76%

    7When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had assembled at Mizpah, their rulers marched up against Israel. When the Israelites heard of this, they were afraid of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 28:4
    75%

    4The Philistines gathered and camped at Shunem, while Saul assembled all Israel, and they camped at Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 17:8
    75%

    8Goliath stood and called out to the ranks of Israel, saying, 'Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.'

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    75%

    52The men of Israel and Judah rose up, shouted, and pursued the Philistines all the way to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The dead Philistines lay scattered along the road to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.

  • 1 Chr 14:13
    75%

    13Once again the Philistines raided the valley.

  • 1 Chr 19:10
    75%

    10When Joab saw that the battle lines were drawn both in front and behind him, he selected some of his best men from Israel and arranged them to fight against the Arameans.

  • 1 Chr 14:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to face them.

    9The Philistines came and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 29:11
    75%

    11So David and his men rose early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines, but the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

  • 1 Sam 23:1
    74%

    1Then they reported to David, saying, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors."

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    74%

    8War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

  • 1 Chr 14:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, for God has gone ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army."

    16David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • Judg 20:22
    74%

    22But the Israelites encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they had stationed themselves the first day.

  • 2 Sam 10:9
    74%

    9When Joab saw that battle lines were drawn up against him both in front and behind, he chose some of the select men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

  • 2 Sam 5:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over Israel, they went up in full force to search for him. But David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

    18The Philistines came and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

  • Judg 20:14
    73%

    14Instead, the Benjaminites gathered from their cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the Israelites.

  • Judg 20:30
    73%

    30On the third day, the Israelites went up against the Benjaminites and took up their positions against Gibeah, as they had done before.

  • 2 Sam 17:26
    73%

    26Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

  • 1 Sam 17:26
    73%

    26David said to the men standing with him, 'What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?'