1 Samuele 17:52

52 E gli uomini d’Israele e di Giuda sorsero, alzando gridi di guerra, e inseguirono i Filistei fino all’ingresso di Gath e alle porte di Ekron. I Filistei feriti a morte caddero sulla via di Shaaraim, fino a Gath e fino ad Ekron.

1 Samuele 17:52 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 17:52

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 continued shouting as they pursued, to animate their own troops, and terrify the enemy:

until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron;
which was one of the five principalities of the Philistines; so that they pursued them to their own cities, and to the very gates of them:

and the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim;
a city in the tribe of Judah, and seems to be the same with Sharaim, (See Gill on Joshua 15:36). Josephus says ^F14, there were killed of the Philistines thirty thousand, and twice as many wounded:

even unto Gath, and unto Ekron;
Josephus ^F15 has it, to the borders of Gath, and to the gates of Ashkelon, which were two other principalities of the Philistines; according to Bunting ^F16, the whole chase was this, to the valley and river Sorek four miles; from thence to Ekron eight miles; to Ashkelon twenty miles, and to Gath twenty four miles; that is, from the place where Goliath was killed.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 9. sect. 5.
F15 Ibid.
F16 Travels of the Patriarchs p. 128.

1 Samuele 17:52 In-Context

50 Così Davide, con una fionda e con una pietra, vinse il Filisteo; lo colpì e l’uccise, senz’aver spada alla mano.

51 Poi Davide corse, si gettò sul Filisteo, gli prese la spada e, sguainatala, lo mise a morte e gli tagliò la testa. E i Filistei, vedendo che il loro eroe era morto, si diedero alla fuga.

52 E gli uomini d’Israele e di Giuda sorsero, alzando gridi di guerra, e inseguirono i Filistei fino all’ingresso di Gath e alle porte di Ekron. I Filistei feriti a morte caddero sulla via di Shaaraim, fino a Gath e fino ad Ekron.

53 E i figliuoli d’Israele, dopo aver dato la caccia ai Filistei, tornarono e predarono il loro campo.

54 E Davide prese la testa del Filisteo, la portò a Gerusalemme, ma ripose l’armatura di lui nella sua tenda.