Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
They forsook the cities
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Bible References
They forsook the cities
1 Samuel 13:6
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves and in thickets and in rocks and in high places and in pits.
Leviticus 26:32
And I will bring the land into desolation, and your enemies who dwell therein shall be astonished at it.
Deuteronomy 28:33
The fruit of thy land and all thy labours shall a people which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt only be oppressed and crushed all the days.
Judges 6:2
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel, and because of the Midianites the sons of Israel made dens in the mountains and caves and strongholds.
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2 Samuel 4:3
and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and were sojourners there until this day).