2 Samuel 1:20 meaning and explanation
Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
2 Samuel 1:20, Berean Standard Bible
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David speaks these words in the lament he composed after Saul and Jonathan died on Mount Gilboa. Gath and Ashkelon were Philistine cities, Israel's enemies, and the "daughters" are the women who would sing victory songs.
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