So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
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Gill's Exposition
So the Philistines were subdued,.... Not that their country was conquered, or they made subject and become tributaries to Israel; but they were so humbled, as not to attempt to give the people of…
Barnes' Notes
All the days of Samuel - Not (as in 1Sa 7:15), all the days of his life, but all the days of his “government”, when as Judge he ruled over Israel, before they asked for a king.
Adam Clarke
They came no more into the coast of Israel - Perhaps a more signal victory was never gained by Israel; the Lord had brought them low, almost to extermination; and now, by his miraculous interference,…
We have here a short account of the further good services that Samuel did to Israel. Having parted them from their idols, and brought them home to their God, he had put them into a capacity of…
Summary Account of Samuel's Judgeship
13. So the Philistines were subdued Cp. Jdg 3:30; Jdg 4:23-24. The word signifies "were brought low," but does not imply complete subjugation. The forty years…
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