2 Samuel 1:20
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Don't tell it in Gath, Don't publish it in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageGath and Ashkelon were major Philistine cities on the coastal plain, while Mount Gilboa in Israel was where Saul and Jonathan fell; Ziklag was David’s southern Judean base. David’s lament asks that Philistine cities not celebrate Israel’s defeat, highlighting the shame and covenant crisis caused by Saul’s death.
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2 Samuel 1:20 mentions Ashkelon, Gath, Mount Gilboa and Ziklag.
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