When people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, He gave them into the hand of the Philistines for
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When the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, He gave them into the hands of their enemies, and in this particular case, the Philistines, for a specific period of time as a punishment for their disobedience. According to the Bible, the Philistines ruled over Israel for 40 years during the time of the judges (Judges 13:1). Therefore, the answer is "forty years."