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Israel's most persistent coastal enemy — the people of Goliath
Also known as Philistines
Occupied five cities along the Mediterranean coast — technologically ahead of Israel with iron weapons. Constantly at war with Israel for generations. David's defeat of their champion Goliath was the turning point that broke their dominance.
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The Philistines are referenced here as the people who technically now own David's base of operations — the anointed king of Israel holds his territory as a grant from Israel's archetypal enemy, a deeply ironic arrangement.
The Philistine here is Ishbi-benob specifically — a giant's descendant who spots an exhausted David and moves in for the kill before Abishai intervenes.
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