Sa mu el 74 The Philistines on the southern range and slopes were shocked and demoralized . From a military point of view, there was no reason to be so devastated . They had just lost one extraordinary hero . Yet, the surprise defeat in the ordeal duel served as an ominous sign : their god probably Dagon ) was going to surrender them into the hands of the ( Israelites . They ran away westward, towards the western entrance of being pursued by the Israelites who were killing , ) בואך גיא ( the ravine many of them along the way that usually led from Gath and Ekron toward Sha ʿ araim ( Khirbet Qeiyafa ) . Hence the route is called the 32 . ) דרך שערים ( The pursuit along this road continuedroad to Sha ʿ arayim until the Israelites approached the ramps leading to the city’s gates 33 of both Gath and Ekron ( vs . 51 – 52 ) . Saul’s army stopped here ; they were not ready for an assault on fortified cities, nor could they af - ford lingering there in a long and tiring siege . Recent archeolog...
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