Cross Reference 1 SAMUEL 31:7 AND WHEN THE MEN OF ISRAEL THAT WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VALLEY AND THEY THAT WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE JORDAN SAW THAT THE MEN OF ISRAEL FLED AND THAT SAUL AND HIS SONS WERE DEAD THEY FORSOOK THE CITIES AND FLED AND THE PHILISTINES CAME AND DWELT IN THEM

{1 Samuel 31:7} And when the men y582 x376 of Israel 3478 that x834 [were] on the other side 5676 of the valley, 6010 and [they] that x834 [were] on the other side 5676 Jordan, 3383 saw 7200 z8799 that x3588 the men y582 x376 of Israel 3478 fled, 5127 z8804 and that x3588 Saul 7586 and his sons 1121 were dead, 4191 z8804 they forsook 5800 z8799 x853 the cities, 5892 and fled; 5127 z8799 and the Philistines 6430 came 935 z8799 and dwelt 3427 z8799 in them. x2004

they forsook the cities:
"When the menª of Israelª sawª ° that¹ they were in a strait,ª ° (for¹ the peopleª were distressed,)ª ° then the peopleª did hide² ° themselves¹ in caves,ª and in thickets,ª and in rocks,ª and in high places,ª and in pits.ª" {1Sm 13:6} + "And I¹ will bring² ° the land² into desolation:ª °¹ ¹ and your enemiesª ° which dwellª ° therein shall be astonishedª ° at¹ it." {Lev 26:32} + "And upon them that are leftª ° [alive] of you I will sendª ° a faintnessª into their heartsª in the landsª of their enemies;ª ° and the soundª of a shakenª ° leafª shall chaseª ° them; and they shall flee,ª ° as fleeingª from a sword;ª and they shall fallª ° when none¹ pursueth.ª °" {Lev 26:36} + "The fruitª of thy land,ª and all¹ thy labours,ª shall a nationª which¹ thou knowestª ° not¹ eat up;ª ° and thou shalt be¹ only¹ oppressedª ° and crushedª ° alway:ª ¹" {Deu 28:33} + "And the handª of Midianª prevailedª ° against¹ Israel:ª [and] becauseª ¹ of the Midianitesª the childrenª of Israelª madeª ° them¹ the densª which¹ [are] in the mountains,ª and caves,ª and strong holds.ª" {Jdg 6:2}