1 Samuel 7:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

They came no more into the coast of Israel, i.e. they came not with a great host, as now they did, but only molested them with straggling parties, or garrisons; as 1 Samuel 10:5; and they came not, to wit, all the days of Samuel, as it follows, i.e. while Samuel was their sole judge, or ruler; for in Saul's time they did come, 1 Samuel 13:5,17 1 Samuel 14:52, 1 Samuel 17:1, &c.

1 Samuel 7:13

13 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.