Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
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Barnes' Notes
Gath and her towns - In Samuel, Methegammah (see the marginal reference note).
Adam Clarke
David - took Gath and her towns - See the comparison between this chapter and Sa2 8:1 (note), etc., in the notes on the latter.
After this, it is said (Ch1 18:1), David did those great exploits. After the sweet communion he had had with God by the word and prayer, as mentioned in the foregoing chapter, he went on his work with…
Cambridge Bible
1Ch 18:1-13 (2Sa 8:1-14). A Summary of David's Foreign Wars
1. after this The phrase is adopted from 2Sa 8:1 and probably came originally from a still earlier book of annals, in which the context may…
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