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2 Samuel 1:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

Tell [it] not in Gath, publish [it] not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

2 Samuel 1:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:20

Theological / Devotional

Gath. The royal city of Achish (1 Sam. 21:10, 12; 27:2–4), where David had himself resided. The expression “Tell it not in Gath” seems to have become a proverb (see Micah 1:10).

Askelon. One of the chief cities of the Philistines. Gath and Ashkelon are used poetically for all Philistia.

The daughters. It was customary for women to celebrate great deliverances and national triumphs (Ex. 15:21; 1 Sam. 18:6).

The uncircumcised. A term particularly suitable to the non-Semitic Philistines, and frequently so applied (see Judges 14:3; 15:18; 1 Sam. 14:6; 17:26, 36; 31:4; 1 Chron. 10:4). For the practice of circumcision by peoples other than the Hebrews see on Gen. 17:11.

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