Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Philistia’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Philistia’ occurs 32 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Philistia’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 15:14 Peoples rose up and became angry. Sorrows took hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.Exodus 15:14
Number of the word / term Philistia in Exodus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Philistia’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 13:2 specifically, all of Galilee, Philistia, and all of Geshur;Joshua 13:2
Joshua 13:3 from the muddy river, which irrigates Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron toward the north, the land of Canaan, which is divided among the rulers of Philistia: the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gathites, and the Ekronites;Joshua 13:3
Number of the word / term Philistia in Joshua: 2
Bible passages with ‘Philistia’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 17:8 And standing still, he cried out to the battle lines of Israel, and he said to them: “Why have you arrived, prepared for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose one man from among you, and let him descend to do battle alone.1 Samuel 17:8
1 Samuel 17:10 And the Philistine was saying: “I have reproached the troops of Israel today. Present a man to me, and let him undertake a fight against me alone.”1 Samuel 17:10
1 Samuel 17:11 And Saul and all the Israelites, hearing these words of the Philistine in this manner, were stupefied and exceedingly afraid.1 Samuel 17:11
1 Samuel 17:16 Truly, the Philistine advanced morning and evening, and he stood forth, for forty days.1 Samuel 17:16
1 Samuel 17:23 And while he was still speaking with them, there appeared the man of spurious descent, whose name was Goliath, the Philistine of Gath, ascending from the camp of the Philistines. And he was speaking in these same words, which David heard.1 Samuel 17:23
1 Samuel 17:26 And David spoke to the men who were standing with him, saying: “What will be given to the man who will have struck down this Philistine, and who will have taken away the disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should reproach the soldiers of the living God?”1 Samuel 17:26
1 Samuel 17:32 When he had been led to Saul, he said to him: “Let no one lose heart over him. I, your servant, shall go and fight against the Philistine.”1 Samuel 17:32
1 Samuel 17:33 And Saul said to David: “You are not able to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against him. For you are a boy, but he has been a warrior from his boyhood.”1 Samuel 17:33
1 Samuel 17:36 For I, your servant, have killed both lion and bear. And so this uncircumcised Philistine, too, will be like one of them. Now I will go and take away the reproach of the people. For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, who has dared to curse the army of the living God?”1 Samuel 17:36
1 Samuel 17:37 And David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the hand of the lion, and from the hand of the bear, he himself will free me from the hand of this Philistine.” Then Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”1 Samuel 17:37
1 Samuel 17:40 And he took up his staff, which he held always in his hands. And he chose for himself five very smooth stones from the torrent. And he put them into the shepherd’s bag that he had with him. And he took up a sling in his hand. And he went out against the Philistine.1 Samuel 17:40
1 Samuel 17:41 And the Philistine, advancing, went and drew near against David. And his armor bearer was before him.1 Samuel 17:41
1 Samuel 17:42 And when the Philistine had seen and considered David, he despised him. For he was a youth, ruddy and of handsome appearance.1 Samuel 17:42
1 Samuel 17:43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you approach against me with a staff?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.1 Samuel 17:43
1 Samuel 17:45 But David said to the Philistine: “You approach me with sword, and spear, and shield. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which you have reproached.1 Samuel 17:45
1 Samuel 17:48 Then, when the Philistine had risen up, and was approaching, and was drawing near against David, David hurried and ran to the fight against the Philistine.1 Samuel 17:48
1 Samuel 17:49 And he put his hand into his bag, and took out one stone. And swinging it around, he cast it with the sling and struck the Philistine on the forehead. And the stone became imbedded in his forehead. And he fell on his face, upon the ground.1 Samuel 17:49
1 Samuel 17:50 And David prevailed against the Philistine with a sling and a stone. And he struck and killed the Philistine. But since David held no sword in his hand,1 Samuel 17:50
1 Samuel 17:51 he ran and stood over the Philistine, and he took his sword, and withdrew it from the sheath. And he killed him and cut off his head. Then the Philistines, seeing that their strongest man was dead, fled away.1 Samuel 17:51
1 Samuel 17:54 Then David, taking up the head of the Philistine, brought it to Jerusalem. Yet truly, he placed his armor in his own tent.1 Samuel 17:54
1 Samuel 17:57 And when David had returned, after the Philistine had been struck down, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul, having the head of the Philistine in his hand.1 Samuel 17:57
1 Samuel 18:6 Now when David returned, after he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.1 Samuel 18:6
1 Samuel 18:25 Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.1 Samuel 18:25
1 Samuel 19:5 And he took his life in his own hand, and struck down the Philistine. And the Lord wrought a great salvation for all of Israel. You saw it, and you rejoiced. Why then would you sin against innocent blood by killing David, who is without guilt?”1 Samuel 19:5
1 Samuel 21:9 And the priest said: “Behold, here is the sword of Goliath, the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Terebinth. It is wrapped up in a cloak behind the ephod. If you wish to take this, take it. For there is nothing else here except this.” And David said, “There is nothing else like this, so give it to me.”1 Samuel 21:9
1 Samuel 22:10 And he consulted the Lord for him, and he gave him food. Moreover, he gave him the sword of Goliath, the Philistine.”1 Samuel 22:10
Number of the word / term Philistia in 1 Samuel: 26
Bible passages with ‘Philistia’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 21:17 And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, defended him, and striking the Philistine, he killed him. Then David’s men swore an oath to him, saying, “You shall no longer go out to war with us, lest you extinguish the lamp of Israel.”2 Samuel 21:17
Number of the word / term Philistia in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Philistia’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 14:29 You should not rejoice, all you of Philistia, that the rod of him who struck you has been crushed. For from the root of the serpent will go forth a king snake, and his offspring will engulf that which flies.Isaiah 14:29
Isaiah 14:31 Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! All of Philistia has been prostrated. For a smoke will arrive from the north, and there is no one who will escape his army.Isaiah 14:31
Number of the word / term ‘Philistia’ in Isaiah: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 32
