1Sa 31:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Sam 31:1-13: 31:1-13 While David was in the south successfully fighting the Amalekites (ch 30 ), Saul was in the north unsuccessfully fighting the Philistines. 31:1 The Israelites fled southeast from the Jezreel Valley (29:1 ) to higher and hillier ground. With their chariots, the Philistines had the advantage in the more level valley. • Mount Gilboa is southwest of the Sea of Galilee, far from the territory of the Philistines.

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‏ 1 Samuel 31:1

Summary for 1Sam 31:1-13: 31:1-13 ^a While David was in the south successfully fighting the Amalekites (ch 30 ^b), Saul was in the north unsuccessfully fighting the Philistines. 31:1 ^c The Israelites fled southeast from the Jezreel Valley (29:1 ^d) to higher and hillier ground. With their chariots, the Philistines had the advantage in the more level valley.

• Mount Gilboa is southwest of the Sea of Galilee, far from the territory of the Philistines.