1 Samuel 4:9; 1 Samuel 4:10; 1 Samuel 8:20; 1 Samuel 12:9; 1 Samuel 13:5; 1 Samuel 14:47; 1 Samuel 15:18; 1 Samuel 17:9; 1 Samuel 17:10; 1 Samuel 17:19; 1 Samuel 17:32; 1 Samuel 17:33; 1 Samuel 18:17; 1 Samuel 19:8; 1 Samuel 23:1; 1 Samuel 23:5; 1 Samuel 25:28; 1 Samuel 28:1; 1 Samuel 28:15; 1 Samuel 29:8; 1 Samuel 31:1

1 Samuel 4:9

9 Be strong, Philistines! Be men, or you will be subject to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Be men, and fight!”

1 Samuel 4:10

10 So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated and every man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great; Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers.

1 Samuel 8:20

20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”

1 Samuel 12:9

9 “But they forgot the LORD their God; so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

1 Samuel 13:5

5 The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Mikmash, east of Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 14:47

47 After Saul had assumed rule over Israel, he fought against their enemies on every side: Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.

1 Samuel 15:18

18 And he sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; wage war against them until you have wiped them out.’

1 Samuel 17:9

9 If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.”

1 Samuel 17:10

10 Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.”

1 Samuel 17:19

19 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 17:32

32 David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.”

1 Samuel 17:33

33 Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

1 Samuel 18:17

17 Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the LORD.” For Saul said to himself, “I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!”

1 Samuel 19:8

8 Once more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. He struck them with such force that they fled before him.

1 Samuel 23:1

1 When David was told, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,”

1 Samuel 23:5

5 So David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines and carried off their livestock. He inflicted heavy losses on the Philistines and saved the people of Keilah.

1 Samuel 25:28

28 “Please forgive your servant’s presumption. The LORD your God will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because you fight the LORD’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live.

1 Samuel 28:1

1 In those days the Philistines gathered their forces to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men will accompany me in the army.”

1 Samuel 28:15

15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am in great distress,” Saul said. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”

1 Samuel 29:8

8 “But what have I done?” asked David. “What have you found against your servant from the day I came to you until now? Why can’t I go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

1 Samuel 31:1

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.