1 Samuel 31:1 meaning and explanation
Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
1 Samuel 31:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator opens the final chapter of 1 Samuel with a plain battle report. The Philistines, Israel's long-standing enemies on the coastal plain, press their attack, and the Israelite army breaks and flees.
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