1 Samuel 29:1

“Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.”

"Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel." - 1 Samuel 29:1
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What does 1 Samuel 29:1 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Samuel 29:1 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel." This verse is part of the larger narrative of the ongoing conflict between the…

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The Gathering Storm: Trusting God in Our Battles

In 1 Samuel 29:1, we witness a significant moment in the ongoing conflict between the Philistines and the Israelites, as we read: "Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel." This seemingly…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance Amidst Conflict

O Sovereign Lord, our Eternal Father, We come before You today with hearts woven together in unity and supplication. We humbly recognize You as the Almighty, the One who watches over nations and orchestrates the movements of hearts and armies as a masterful potter molds clay…

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1 Samuel 29:1 - "Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel."
2 Samuel 7:1–29
1 Samuel 20:27-29
1 Samuel 17:29 - "And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?"
1 Samuel 18:29 - "And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually."
1 Samuel 29:7 - "Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines."
1 Chronicles 29:29 - "Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,"
1 Samuel 23:29 - "And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi."
1 Samuel 29:2 - "And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish."
1 Samuel 15:29 - "And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent."
1 Samuel 29:5 - "Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?"
1 Samuel 30:29 - "And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,"
1 Samuel 29:11 - "So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel."
1 Samuel 29:10 - "Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart."
"And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?" - 1 Samuel 17:29
"Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines." - 1 Samuel 29:7
1 Samuel 14:29 - "Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey."
"And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually." - 1 Samuel 18:29
1 Samuel 29:9 - "And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle."
"And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi." - 1 Samuel 23:29
1 Samuel 10:1 Samuel anoniting Saul
"And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish." - 1 Samuel 29:2
"Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer," - 1 Chronicles 29:29
luke 1:29
"And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent." - 1 Samuel 15:29
1 Samuel 2:29 - "Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?"
1 Corinthians 1:29 - "That no flesh should glory in his presence."
1 Samuel 25:29 - "Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling."
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