Study it in the app“And the cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel returned to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.”
And the citiesהֶעָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםhad takenלָקְחוּfromמֵאֵתIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלreturnedוַתָּשֹׁבְנָהto Israel,לְיִשְׂרָאֵלfrom EkronמֵעֶקְרוֹןtoוְעַדGath;גַּתand Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdeliveredהִצִּילtheir territoryוְאֶת גְּבוּלָןfrom the handמִיַּדof the Philistines.פְּלִשְׁתִּיםAnd there wasוַיְהִיpeaceשָׁלוֹםbetweenבֵּיןIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלandוּבֵיןthe Amorite.הָאֱמֹרִי
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” 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 “felishtim” appearsseize
To take away, seize.
Where else “lakchu” 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” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “tashovna” appearsEkron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appearsGath
See it on the mapWhere else “gat” appearsrescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hitsil” appearsterritory
The land within that border.
Where else “gevula” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appearspeace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appearsAmorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears1Ekron
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).
13So the Philistines were subdued and did not again come into the territory of Israel; and the hand of YHWH was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 · This verse (above)
15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
