1 Samuel 13:6

God's Word

When the Israelites saw they were in trouble because the army was hard-pressed, they hid in caves, in thorny thickets, among rocks, in pits, and in cisterns.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:14

“I’m in a desperate situation,” David told Gad. “Please let us fall into the Lord’s hands because he is very merciful. But don’t let me fall into human hands.”

Isaiah 42:22

But these people are robbed and looted. They are all trapped in pits and hidden in prisons. They have become prey with no one to rescue them. They have become loot with no one to say, “Give it back.”

Jeremiah 41:9

Now, the cistern where Ishmael threw all the bodies of the men he had killed was the same one that King Asa made as a part of his defense against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, filled it with the bodies.

Ezekiel 33:27

“Tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: As I live, whoever is in the ruined cities will be killed in battle. Whoever is in the open field will become food for wild animals. Whoever is in fortified places and caves will die from plagues.

Philippians 1:23

I find it hard to choose between the two. I would like to leave this life and be with Christ. That’s by far the better choice.

Hebrews 11:38

The world didn’t deserve these good people. Some wandered around in deserts and mountains and lived in caves and holes in the ground.

Joshua 8:20

When the men of Ai looked back, they could see the city going up in smoke. They had no place to go, since the Israelites, who had been running toward the desert, had now turned back on them.

Judges 10:9

Ammon also crossed the Jordan River to fight the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. So Israel suffered a great deal.

Judges 20:41

Then the men of Israel turned around, and the men of Benjamin panicked. They realized that their evil had overtaken them.

Judges 6:2

Midian’s power was too strong for Israel. The Israelites made hiding places in the mountains, caves, and mountain strongholds ⌞to protect themselves⌟ from Midian.

1 Samuel 13:15

Samuel left Gilgal. The rest of the people followed Saul to meet the soldiers. They went from Gilgal  to Gibeah in Benjamin, where Saul counted the troops who were still with him—about 600 men.

1 Samuel 14:11

So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine troops. The Philistines said, “Look, some Hebrews are coming out of the holes they were hiding in.”

1 Samuel 14:22

When all the men of Israel who had been hiding in the mountains of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also pursued the Philistines in battle.

1 Samuel 23:19

Then the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah. They said, “David is hiding with us in fortified camps at Horesh on the hills of Hachilah, south of Jeshimon.

1 Samuel 24:3

He came to some sheep pens along the road where there was a cave. Saul went into ⌞it⌟ to relieve himself while David and his men were sitting further back in the cave.

1 Samuel 31:7

When the people of Israel on the other side of the valley and across the Jordan River saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities. So the Philistines came to live in these cities.

1 Samuel 7:7

When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the Philistine rulers came to attack Israel. The Israelites heard ⌞about the Philistine plan⌟ and were afraid of them.