1 Samuel 7:13
So the Philistines were defeated; they did not invade Israel again. The hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
Judges 13:1
The Israelites again did evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.
Judges 13:5
Look, you will conceive and have a son. You must never cut his hair, for the child will be dedicated to God from birth. He will begin to deliver Israel from the power of the Philistines."
1 Samuel 13:1-5
Saul was [thirty] years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for [forty] years.
1 Samuel 14:6-16
Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come on, let's go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will intervene for us. Nothing can prevent the Lord from delivering, whether by many or by a few."
1 Samuel 14:20-23
Saul and all the army that was with him assembled and marched into battle, where they found the Philistines in total panic killing one another with their swords.
1 Samuel 17:49-53
David reached his hand into the bag and took out a stone. He slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank deeply into his forehead, and he fell down with his face to the ground.
1 Samuel 28:3-5
Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land.
1 Samuel 31:1-7
Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.