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52 The people of Israel and Judah gave a great shout and chased the Philistines the length of the valley[a] and back to the gates of Ekron; and Philistines wounded in the battle fell all along the five miles of the Shaaraim Way, which ran between the Philistine capital cities of Gath and Ekron. 53 Then the Israelites turned back from chasing the Philistines and plundered the Philistine camps.

54 As the sons of Israel were distributing the spoils from the battle, David took the Philistine’s head and went to Jerusalem, but he kept the man’s armor and other possessions back in his own tent.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:52 Some Greek manuscripts read, “to the entrance of Gath.”

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