2 Samuel 1:20
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.
Context
This verse from 2 Samuel Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. An Amalekite brings David news of Israel's defeat and Saul and Jonathan's deaths; he claims he killed the wounded Saul at his own request. David grieves, tears his clothes, and fasts; he executes the messenger for boasting about killing the …
Other Translations
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.
Declare <FI>it<Fi> 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!
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.
Cross References
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out …
And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath …
I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest …
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and …
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of …
Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and …
And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands …
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth …
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing …