2 Samuel 1:20 “Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest…”

2 Samuel 1:20

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Tell it not in Gath, nor publish it in the streetes of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistims reioyce, lest the daughters of the vncircumcised triumph.

Darby Translation

Tell [it] not in Gath, carry not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

Young's Literal Translation

Declare [it] not in Gath, Proclaim not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon, Lest they rejoice — The daughters of the Philistines, Lest they exult — The daughters of the Uncircumcised!

Bible in Basic English

Give no news of it in Gath, let it not be said in the streets of Ashkelon; or the daughters of the Philistines will be glad, the daughters of men without circumcision will be uplifted in joy.

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Cross references

“Tell”

Micah 1:10 Judges 14:19 Deuteronomy 32:26 Deuteronomy 32:27 Judges 16:23 Judges 16:24

Micah 1:10 · BSB

Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.

Judges 14:19 · BSB

Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson…

Deuteronomy 32:26 · BSB

I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,

Deuteronomy 32:27 · BSB

if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”

Judges 16:23 · BSB

Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”

Judges 16:24 · BSB

And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”

“Philistines”

1 Samuel 18:6 Judges 11:34 Ezekiel 16:27 Ezekiel 16:57 Exodus 15:20 Exodus 15:21

1 Samuel 18:6 · BSB

As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instru…

Judges 11:34 · BSB

And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.

Ezekiel 16:27 · BSB

Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct.

Ezekiel 16:57 · BSB

before your wickedness was uncovered? Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all those around her, and by the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.

Exodus 15:20 · BSB

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

Exodus 15:21 · BSB

And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”

“uncircumcised”

1 Samuel 17:26 1 Samuel 17:36 1 Samuel 31:4

1 Samuel 17:26 · BSB

David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of…

1 Samuel 17:36 · BSB

Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

1 Samuel 31:4 · BSB

Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul t…

Also

1 Samuel 31:8–9

1 Samuel 31:8–9 · BSB

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!

21O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.

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