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Then Saul said, "Let us pursue and spoil the Philistines by night and finish them off by morning without leaving a single man alive." To this the people replied, "Do what you think is best." But the priest said, "We must consult Yahweh." (1 Samuel 14, 36)
So Saul asked, "Shall I attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hands of Israel?" But God did not answer him that day. (1 Samuel 14, 37)
After that, Saul ceased to pursue the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own country. (1 Samuel 14, 46)
When Saul felt secure as king of Israel, he began to fight against all his surrounding enemies: Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah and the Philistines, routing his enemies wherever he went. (1 Samuel 14, 47)
Saul struggled fiercely against the Philistines all the days of his life, so whenever he discovered a strong and brave man, he recruited him into his service. (1 Samuel 14, 52)
The Philistines prepared their forces for battle and gathered together at Socoh, a territory of Judah. They encamped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephesdammim. (1 Samuel 17, 1)
Saul and the Israelites, meantime, assembled and pitched camp in the valley of Elah, ready for their encounter with the Philistines. (1 Samuel 17, 2)
The Philistines took their position on one hill while the Israelites took theirs on another hill, with a valley separating the two forces. (1 Samuel 17, 3)
David's brothers and the field officer were with Saul and the Israelites in the valley of Elah, facing the Philistines. (1 Samuel 17, 19)
While he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion of Gath, came up from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted out the same challenge as before, this time reaching David's ears. (1 Samuel 17, 23)
He rushed forward, stood over him, took the Philistine's sword and slew him by cutting off his head. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they scattered in all directions. (1 Samuel 17, 51)
The men of Israel and Judah raised the battle cry and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron. Wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron. (1 Samuel 17, 52)