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The nature of the Israelite defense needed to change dramatically in light of the Philistine Invasion of the Gazan Coast. Prior to this, the Israelites held together as a confederation with each tribe managing its own defense against local Canaanite Tribes. Each group was semi-autonomous and would be able to match a single Canaanite tribe in combat (which was all that was required).

The Philistines were much better organized and much more populous, meaning that the confederal system of the Israelites did little damage against the Philistines. Similar to the situation of the Articles of Confederation USA, when you have a confederacy, each group wishes to shift the burdens of tax and military responsibility to other members of the confederacy. In the wake of this event, the Israelites needed a powerful federal monarchy to direct all of the tribes into unified battle against the Philistines. This ended the period of the tribal chieftains and replaced it with the monarchy period.

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