¹¹ When the Philistines saw them coming, they shouted, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of their holes!”

⁶ The men of Israel saw what a tight spot they were in; and because they were hard pressed by the enemy, they tried to hide in caves, thickets, rocks, holes, and cisterns.

²² Likewise, the men of Israel who were hiding in the hill country of Ephraim joined the chase when they saw the Philistines running away.

² The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.