Now afterthisit cameabout that Daviddefeatedthe Philistinesand subduedthem and tookGathand its townsfrom the handof the Philistines.
"Tell[it] not in Gath,Proclaimit not in the streetsof Ashkelon,Orthe daughtersof the Philistineswill rejoice,The daughtersof the uncircumcisedwill exult.
"And nowit has pleasedYou to blessthe houseof Your servant,that it may continueforeverbeforeYou; for You, O LORD,have blessed,and it is blessedforever."
He defeatedMoab,and the Moabitesbecameservantsto David,bringingtribute.
Gath,Mareshah,Ziph,
Now it was toldSaulthat Davidhad fledto Gath,so he nolongersearchedfor him.
So they sentand gatheredallthe lordsof the Philistinesto them and said,"Whatshall we dowith the arkof the Godof Israel?"And they said,"Let the arkof the Godof Israelbe broughtaroundto Gath."And they broughtthe arkof the Godof Israel[around].
The citieswhichthe Philistineshad takenfrom Israelwere restoredto Israel,from Ekroneven to Gath;and Israeldeliveredtheir territoryfrom the handof the Philistines.So there was peacebetweenIsraeland the Amorites.
