Study it in the app“The men of Israel and of Judah rose and shouted and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley and as far as the gates of Ekron. And the dead of the Philistines fell on the road of Shaaraim, as far as Gath and as far as Ekron.”
The menאַנְשֵׁיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand of Judahוִיהוּדָהroseוַיָּקֻמוּand shoutedוַיָּרִעוּand pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפוּthe Philistinesאֶת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּיםas far asעַדthe entranceבּוֹאֲךָof the valleyגַיְאand as far asוְעַדthe gatesשַׁעֲרֵיof Ekron.עֶקְרוֹןAnd the deadחַלְלֵיof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfellוַיִּפְּלוּon the roadבְּדֶרֶךְof Shaaraim,שַׁעֲרַיִםas far asוְעַדGathגַּתand as far asוְעַדEkron.עֶקְרוֹן
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appearsshout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “yariu” appearspursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdfu” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appearsenter
To go into a place.
Where else “boa” appearsvalley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “gay” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaare” appearsEkron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appearsslain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “challe” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yiplu” appearsroad
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appearsShaaraim
Shaaraim: a town of Judah in the Shephelah. The name means "two gates."
Where else “shaarayim” appearsGath
See it on the mapWhere else “gat” appears“As far as the entrance of the valley” is literally “until you come to a valley”; the Hebrew does not say which.
1Ekron
Today: Tel Miqne (Ekron) ruins, Israel
A Philistine city on the plain, about 22 miles (35 km) west of Jerusalem.
The ark was taken there and the people were afraid (1 Sam 5:10). King Ahaziah sent to ask its god instead of the God of Israel (2 Kgs 1:2).
2Gath ?
Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel
A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.
Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).
51David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it from its sheath and put him to death and cut off with it his head. The Philistines saw that their mighty man was dead, and they fled.
52 · This verse (above)
53The sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines and plundered their camps.
