And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
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Gill's Exposition
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose,.... From their encampment and entrenchment, or they prepared for a pursuit:
and shouted, and pursued the Philistines; shouted when they first set out, and…
Barnes' Notes
The men of Israel and Judah - See 1Sa 15:4 note. Shaaraim - A town of Judah in the Shephelah (see the marginal reference), at this time probably in the possession of the Philistines.
Here is 1. The engagement between the two champions, Sa1 17:48. To this engagement the Philistine advanced with a great deal of state and gravity; if he must encounter a pigmy, yet it shall be with…
Cambridge Bible
until thou come to the valley Heb. gai, "the ravine," as in 1Sa 17:17. But the ravine which separated the armies could not tie the terminus of the Philistine flight, and it seems most probable that…
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