1 Samuel 4:1

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The 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.

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  • 1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, naming it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far, the LORD has helped us.'
  • 1 Sam 29:1 : 1 The Philistines gathered all their armies at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
  • 1 Sam 5:1 : 1 The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
  • 1 Kgs 20:30 : 30 The rest of the Arameans fled to the city of Aphek, where a wall collapsed on 27,000 of them. Meanwhile, Ben-Hadad fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
  • Josh 12:18 : 18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Sharon, one;
  • Josh 15:53 : 53 Janum, Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah.
  • Josh 19:30 : 30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages.
  • 1 Sam 3:11 : 11 The Lord said to Samuel, "Look, I am going to do something in Israel that will cause everyone who hears about it to tremble.

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  • 1 Sam 4:2-3
    2 verses
    84%

    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.

    3When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel said, 'Why has the Lord allowed us to be defeated today by the Philistines? Let us fetch the Ark of the Covenant from Shiloh so it can come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies.'

  • 1 Sam 29:1
    84%

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

  • 1 Sam 17:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    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 Sam 28:4
    80%

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

  • 1 Sam 7:10-13
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    80%

    10While Samuel was offering the burnt offering, the Philistines approached to fight against Israel. But on that day, the LORD thundered with a mighty sound against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were defeated before Israel.

    11The men of Israel rushed out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to a point below Beth-car.

    12Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, naming it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far, the LORD has helped us.'

    13So the Philistines were subdued and did not invade Israel's territory again. The hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

  • 1 Sam 7:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

    8The Israelites said to Samuel, 'Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, so that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.'

  • 1 Sam 17:19-21
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

    21Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines, facing each other.

  • 1 Sam 13:4-6
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    4All Israel heard the news: "Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison, and now Israel has become offensive to the Philistines." So the people were summoned to follow Saul at Gilgal.

    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.

    6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a difficult situation and that the enemy was pressing them hard, they hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, pits, and cisterns.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    75%

    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 31:1
    75%

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

  • 1 Chr 10:1
    75%

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

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    74%

    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 14:8-9
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    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.

  • Judg 15:9
    74%

    9The Philistines went up and camped in Judah, spreading out near Lehi.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
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    48When the Philistine arose and came forward to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 4:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9Be strong and act like men, Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews as they were slaves to you. Be men and fight!

    10The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated. Each man fled to his tent, and the slaughter was very great—thirty thousand Israelite foot soldiers fell.

  • 1 Sam 14:21-23
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    73%

    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.

    23So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven.

  • 1 Sam 8:4
    72%

    4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

  • 1 Sam 4:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6The Philistines heard the sound of the shouting and said, 'What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?' They realized that the Ark of the Lord had come into the camp.

    7The Philistines became afraid, saying, 'A god has come into the camp!' They exclaimed, 'Woe to us! Nothing like this has ever happened before!

  • 1 Sam 5:1
    72%

    1The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

  • 1 Sam 17:8
    72%

    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 17:41
    72%

    41The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • 2 Sam 5:18
    71%

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

  • 1 Sam 4:16
    71%

    16The man said to Eli, 'I have come from the battle; I fled from the battlefield today.' Eli asked, 'What happened, my son?'

  • 1 Sam 7:5
    71%

    5Then Samuel said, 'Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.'

  • 1 Sam 17:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

  • 1 Sam 17:45
    71%

    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 10:17
    71%

    17Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah.

  • 2 Sam 5:22
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    22The Philistines came up again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 28:19
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    19Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines. Tomorrow, you and your sons will be with me, and the LORD will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.

  • 2 Sam 18:6
    70%

    6The army went out to the field to confront Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

  • 1 Sam 13:15-16
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    15Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.

    16Saul, his son Jonathan, and the troops who were with them stayed in Gibeah of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.