When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.
"Since ’Hebrew’ was commonly used by non-Israelites as a synonym for ’Israelite’ (cf. 1 Samuel 4:5-10), it is understandable that the two terms should alternate throughout the narratives of the Philistine wars in chapters 13-14." [Note: Youngblood, p. 654.] 