1 Samuel 14:52

Geneva Bible (1560)

And there was sore warre against the Philistims all the dayes of Saul: and whomsoeuer Saul sawe to be a strong man, and meete for the warre, he tooke him vnto him.

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  • 1 Sam 8:11 : 11 And he saide, This shall be the maner of the King that shall reigne ouer you: he will take your sonnes, and appoint them to his charets, and to be his horsemen, and some shall runne before his charet.
  • 1 Sam 8:1 : 1 When Samuel was nowe become olde, he made his sonnes Iudges ouer Israel.

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  • 1 Sam 17:19
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    19(Then Saul and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistims)

  • 1 Sam 14:46-48
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    76%

    46Then Saul came vp from the Philistims: and the Philistims went to their owne place.

    47So Saul helde the kingdome ouer Israel, and fought against all his enemies on euery side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the Kings of Zobah, and against the Philistims: and whithersoeuer he went, he handled them as wicked men.

    48He gathered also an hoste and smote Amalek, and deliuered Israel out of the handes of them that spoyled them.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
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    8Againe the warre began, & Dauid went out & fought with the Philistims, and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-34
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    31And they that heard the wordes which Dauid spake, rehearsed them before Saul, which caused him to be brought.

    32So Dauid saide to Saul, Let no mans heart faile him, because of him: thy seruant wil goe, and fight with this Philistim.

    33And Saul sayde to Dauid, Thou art not able to goe against this Philistim to fight with him: for thou art a boye, and he is a man of warre from his youth.

    34And Dauid answered vnto Saul, Thy seruant kept his fathers sheepe, and there came a lyon, and likewise a beare, and tooke a sheepe out of the flocke,

  • 1 Sam 17:10-11
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    10Also the Philistim saide, I defie the hoste of Israel this day: giue mee a man, that we may fight together.

    11When Saul & all Israel heard those wordes of the Philistim, they were discouraged, & greatly afraide.

  • 1 Sam 14:20-22
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    20And Saul was assembled with all the people that were with him, and they came to the battell: and behold, euery mans sworde was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

    21Moreouer, the Ebrewes that were with the Philistims beforetime, and were come with them into all partes of the hoste, euen they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Ionathan.

    22Also all the men of Israel which had hid themselues in mount Ephraim, when they heard, that the Philistims were fled, they followed after them in the battell.

  • 2 Sam 3:1
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    1There was then long warre betweene the house of Saul and the house of Dauid: but Dauid waxed stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker.

  • 1 Sam 17:2
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    2And Saul, and the men of Israel assembled, and pitched in the valley of Elah, and put themselues in battell araie to meete the Philistims.

  • 1 Sam 28:4-5
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    4Then the Philistims assembled themselues, and came, and pitched in Shunem: and Saul assembled all Israel, and they pitched in Gilboa.

    5And when Saul saw the hoste of the Philistims, he was afraid, & his heart was sore astonied.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
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    5And Dauid went out whithersoeuer Saul sent him, & behaued himselfe wisely: so that Saul set him ouer the men of warre, & he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Sauls seruants.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
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    1Nowe at that time the Philistims assembled their bandes and armie to fight with Israel: therfore Achish said to Dauid, Be sure, thou shalt go out with me to the battel, thou, and thy men.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57And when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Philistim, then Abner tooke him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistim in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 23:8
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    8Then Saul called all the people together to warre, for to go downe to Keilah, & to besiege Dauid and his men.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
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    15Againe the Philistims had warre with Israel: and Dauid went downe, and his seruants with him, and they fought against the Philistims, and Dauid fainted.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
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    22So whe the day of battell was come, there was neither sworde nor speare founde in the handes of any of the people that were with Saul and with Ionathan: but onely with Saul and Ionathan his sonne was there founde.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
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    8But when the Philistims heard that Dauid was anointed King ouer Israel, all the Philistims came vp to seeke Dauid; when Dauid heard, he went out against them.

  • 1 Sam 9:1-2
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    1There was nowe a man of Beniamin, mightie in power named Kish, the sonne of Abiel, the sonne of Zeror, the sonne of Bechorath, the sonne of Aphiah, the sonne of a man of Iemini.

    2And he had a sonne called Saul, a goodly yong man and a faire: so that among the children of Israel there was none goodlier then he: from the shoulders vpwarde he was hier then any of the people.

  • 1 Sam 31:1-3
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    1Now the Philistims fought against Israel, & the me of Israel fled away from ye Philistims, and they fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa.

    2And the Philistims preassed sore vpon Saul and his sonnes, and slewe Ionathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua Sauls sonnes.

    3And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers.

  • 1 Chr 12:1
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    1These also are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag, while he was yet kept close, because of Saul the sonne of Kish: and they were among the valiant and helpers of the battel.

  • 1 Sam 13:4
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    4And al Israel heard say, Saul hath destroied a garison of the Philistims: wherefore Israel was had in abomination with the Philistims: and the people gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

  • 1 Chr 10:1
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    1Then the Philistims fought against Israel: & the men of Israel fled before the Philistims, and fell downe slaine in mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Chr 10:7-8
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    7And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley, sawe how they fledde, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, they forsooke their cities, and fled away, and the Philistims came, and dwelt in them.

    8And on the morrowe when the Philistims came to spoyle them that were slaine, they found Saul and his sonnes lying in mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 17:55
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    55When Saul sawe Dauid go forth against the Philistim, he sayd vnto Abner the captaine of his hoste, Abner, whose sonne is this yong man? & Abner answered, As thy soule liueth, O King, I can not tell.

  • 1 Sam 17:24
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    24And all the men of Israel, when they sawe the man, ranne away from him, and were sore afraied.

  • 1 Chr 10:11-12
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    11When all they of Iabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistims had done to Saul,

    12Then they arose (all the valiant men) and tooke the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sonnes, and brought them to Iabesh, and buryed the bones of them vnder an oke in Iabesh, and fasted seuen dayes.

  • 1 Sam 31:8
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    8And on the morowe when the Philistims were come to spoyle them that were slaine, they founde Saul and his three sonnes lying in mount Gilboa,

  • 1 Sam 14:36
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    36And Saul saide, Let vs goe downe after the Philistims by night, and spoyle them vntill the morning shine, and let vs not leaue a man of them; they saide, Doe whatsoeuer thou thinkest best. Then saide the Priest, Let vs drawe neere hither vnto God.

  • 1 Sam 31:11
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    11When the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead heard, what the Philistims had done to Saul,

  • 1 Sam 18:30
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    30And when the Princes of the Philistims went forth, at their going forth Dauid behaued himselfe more wisely then all the seruants of Saul, so that his name was much set by.

  • 1 Sam 17:8
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    8And he stoode, and cried against the hoste of Israel, and saide vnto them, Why are yee come to set your battell in aray? Am not I a Philistim, and you seruaunts to Saul? Chuse you a man for you, and let him come downe to me.

  • 1 Sam 17:52
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    52And the men of Israel and Iudah arose, & shouted, and followed after the Philistims, vntill they came to the valley, & vnto the gates of Ekron: and the Philistims fell downe wounded by the way of Shaaraim, euen to Gath & to Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
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    15Wherefore when Saul saw that he was very wise, he was afrayde of him.

  • 1 Sam 18:17
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    17Then Saul sayd to Dauid, Beholde mine eldest daughter Merab, her I will giue thee to wife: onely be a valiant sonne vnto me, & fight the Lordes battels: for Saul thought, Mine hand shal not be vpon him, but the hand of the Philistims shalbe vpon him.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
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    17But when the Philistims hearde that they had anoynted Dauid King ouer Israel, all the Philistims came vp to seeke Dauid: and when Dauid heard, he went downe to a fort.

  • 1 Sam 18:25
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    25And Saul sayd, This wise shal ye say to Dauid, The King desireth no dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistims, to bee auenged of the Kings enemies: for Saul thought to make Dauid fall into the handes of the Philistims.

  • 1 Sam 14:17
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    17Therefore saide Saul vnto the people that were with him, Search nowe and see, who is gone from vs; when they had nombred, beholde, Ionathan and his armour bearer were not there.