1 Samuel 7:13

New Living Translation

So the Philistines were subdued and didn’t invade Israel again for some time. And throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the Lord’s powerful hand was raised against the Philistines.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:1

After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath, their largest town.

Judges 13:1

Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines, who oppressed them for forty years.

Judges 13:5

You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines.”

Judges 8:28

That is the story of how the people of Israel defeated Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the rest of Gideon’s lifetime—about forty years—there was peace in the land.

1 Samuel 12:11

Then the Lord sent Gideon, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel to save you, and you lived in safety.

1 Samuel 5:9

But when the Ark arrived at Gath, the Lord’s heavy hand fell on its men, young and old; he struck them with a plague of tumors, and there was a great panic.