1 Samuel 17:1-27 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongs to Judah… The Philistines, indeed, were the hereditary enemies of Israel. They represented brute force and insolent pride and heathen worship, as opposed to higher thoughts of duty and justice, and the presence and power of God with His people. The name "Philistine" has been used in modern times, accordingly, to represent stupidity and opposition to light and knowledge and advancement and "sweet reasonableness." (W. J. Knox Little, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. |
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