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2 Samuel 1:20

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Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

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2 Samuel 1:20 in other translations

Don’t tell it in Gath.
Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon,
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

2 Samuel 1:20 · World English Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 in context

  1. 18(and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):
  2. 19Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!
  3. 20Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
  4. 21Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.
  5. 22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan turned not back, And the sword of Saul returned not empty.