David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
Study Helps
Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of memory and worship as 1 Chronicles unfolds its message.
Glossary
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .
- Gezer Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Gezer.
- Gibeon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: El Jib.