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52 The men of Israel and Judah got up, raised the war cry, and pursued the Philistines as far as[a] the valley[b] and up to the gates of Ekron. So the slain of the Philistines fell on the way[c] to Shaaraim up to Gath and as far as Ekron. 53 Then the Israelites[d] returned from pursuing the Philistines and plundered their camp. 54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem and placed his weapons in his tent.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:52 Literally “up to your coming to
  2. 1 Samuel 17:52 So the Masoretic Hebrew text; LXX reads “Gath”
  3. 1 Samuel 17:52 Or “road”
  4. 1 Samuel 17:53 Literally “sons/children of Israel”