1 Samuel 4:9

New International Reader's Version

Philistines, be strong! Fight like men! If you don’t, you will come under the control of the Hebrews. You will become their slaves, just as they have been your slaves. Fight like men!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:12

Be strong. Let’s be brave as we fight for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what he thinks is best.”

Isaiah 14:2

Nations will help Israel return to their own land. Israel will possess other nations. They will serve Israel as male and female servants in the Lord’s land. The Israelites will make prisoners of those who had held them as prisoners. Israel will rule over those who had crushed them.

Isaiah 33:1

How terrible it will be for you, you who destroy others! Assyria, you haven’t been destroyed yet. How terrible for you, you who turn against others! Others haven’t turned against you yet. When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop turning against others, others will turn against you.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be on your guard. Remain strong in the faith. Be brave.

Judges 10:7

So the Lord became very angry with them. He handed them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites.

Judges 13:1

Once again the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for 40 years.

1 Samuel 14:21

At an earlier time some of the Hebrews had been on the side of the Philistines. They had gone up with them to their camp. But now they changed sides. They joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

1 Samuel 4:8

How terrible it will be for us! Who will save us from the power of these mighty gods? They struck down the people of Egypt in the desert. They sent all kinds of plagues on them.