Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'philistines' occurs 257 times in the standard works.

175 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'philistines' in the standard works and contain 68.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 79 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 7:3-14 (12 in 12 verses)

2 Sam. 23:9-16 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Sam. 4:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Sam. 29:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Sam. 23:1-5 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 5:17-22 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 11:13-18 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 13:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

Judg. 14:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 31:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 10:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:51-53 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 14:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Judg. 15:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 16:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 17:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 21:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 14:46-47 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 26:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)


1 Sam. 6:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

 6:16 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

 6:17 And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

 6:18 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite.




1 Sam. 18:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 29:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 31:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 10:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 28:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 12:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 47:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

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