1 Sam 18:6

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Philistine. or, Philistines. the women.

Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; Ps 68:25; Jer 31:11-13

instruments of music. Heb. three stringed instruments.

The original {shalishim,} is rendered by the Vulgate {sistris.} The {sistrum} was an ancient Egyptian instrument made of brass, with three, and sometimes more brass rods across; which, being loose in their holes, made a jingling noise when shaken.