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
The men of Israel realized they had a problem because their army was hard pressed. So the army hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, strongholds, and cisterns.
Leviticus 26:32
I myself will make the land desolate and your enemies who live in it will be appalled.
Deuteronomy 28:33
As for the produce of your land and all your labor, a people you do not know will consume it, and you will be nothing but oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives.
Judges 6:2
The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.
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2 Samuel 4:3
for the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have remained there as resident foreigners until the present time.)