1 Samuel 21:12

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David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

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Gath was a major Philistine city on the southern coastal plain, home of Goliath; David’s arrival there in 1 Samuel 21:12 was therefore especially dangerous. The Valley of Elah, west of Jerusalem, was the nearby battlefield where David had killed Goliath, making his fame feared among the Philistines.

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1 Samuel 21:12 mentions Gath and Valley of Elah.

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