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)

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)

 13:2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,

 13:3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:




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)

1 Sam. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:23-14:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 21:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 25:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 254 0 254
Gen. 7 0 7
Ex. 2 0 2
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 34 0 34
1 Sam. 120 0 120
2 Sam. 29 0 29
1 Kgs. 3 0 3
2 Kgs. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 29 0 29
2 Chr. 7 0 7
Ps. 1 0 1
Isa. 3 0 3
Jer. 4 0 4
Ezek. 4 0 4
Amos 3 0 3
Obad. 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 0 0 0
BM 3 0 3
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 257 0 257

Josh. 13:2
This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,

Josh. 13:3
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: