359 David’s Army and their exploits . However, as part of the Epilogue of Samuel, the portion contains important elements that support the anti - monarchial attitude of the second author, as we have seen above, and will witness in the following study of these anecdotes below . The Chronicler, however, adds, at the end of this anecdote, a very ) ויכנעו ( significant message regarding the “humbling” of the Philistines to the Israelites . This one word changes the whole meaning of the anecdote and has an impact as well on the anecdotes that follow . It regards the combats between the warriors as a trigger to a compre - hensive Israelite triumph and a Philistine surrender . It also makes a David’s enemies ) והכנעתי ( point that Nathan’s oracle about “humbling” comes true . 21 ) 10 : 17 ( ) גוב ( According to Samuel’s version, the battle took place at Gob This same place name is mentioned as the location of battle also in the following anecdote only in Samuel’s version . In the parallel ver...
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