Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence Part 4Shembull

1088 BC Jonathan wins a skillful skirmish at Michmash against the Philistines and for a time the latter are subdued. Saul disobeys the order to annihilate Amalek.

Note 1 Samuel 13:16f: The Philistines returned to oppress Israel during Saul’s reign. They had the necessary skills to forge and sharpen iron implements. They serviced Israelite farming tools but would not sell iron weapons to the Hebrews fearing they might be used against them.