And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron.
Here is 1. The engagement between the two champions, Sa1 17:48. To this engagement the Philistine advanced with a great deal of state and gravity; if he must encounter a pigmy, yet it shall be with the magnificence of a giant and a grandee.
Commenting on 1 Samuel 17:48-58
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...
1Sa 17:41-54 David and Goliath: fall of Goliath, and flight of the Philistines. - 1Sa 17:41. The Philistine came closer and closer to David.
Commenting on 1 Samuel 17:41-54