Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 17:1 — 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.
Phrase of Scripture   Correlating Passages TSK Help

gathered   1Sa 7:7; 1Sa 13:5; 1Sa 14:46,52; Jdg 3:3
Shochoh   Jos 15:35; Socoh. 2Ch 11:7; Shoco. 2Ch 28:18; Shocho.
Azekah   Jos 10:10,11; Jos 15:35; Jer 34:7
Ephes-dammim   or, the coast of Dammim. 1Ch 11:13; Pas-dammim.
Correlating Passages
gathered
1Sa 7:7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard [it], they were afraid of the Philistines.
1Sa 13:5 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which [is] on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
1Sa 14:46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.
1Sa 14:52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
Jdg 3:3 [Namely], five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
Shochoh
Jos 15:35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
2Ch 11:7 And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
2Ch 28:18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
Azekah
Jos 10:10 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
Jos 10:11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more which died with hailstones than [they] whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
Jos 15:35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
Jer 34:7 When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
Ephes-dammim
1Ch 11:13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 17:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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