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2 Samuel 1:20

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20“Tell it not in Gath,w

proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,x

lest the daughters of the Philistinesy be glad,

lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.z

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Cross references

  1. wMic 1:10
  2. xSee Jos 13:3
  3. y1 Sa 31:8
  4. zSee 1 Sa 18:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Tell it not in Gath,

publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon,

lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,

lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do not tell it in Gath,

don’t announce it in the marketplaces of Ashkelon,

or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice,

and the daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t announce the news in Gath,

don’t proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon,

or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice

and the pagans will laugh in triumph.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not tell it in Gath; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon,

lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,

lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

KJV 1900King James Version

Tell it not in Gath,

Publish it not in the streets of Askelon;

Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,

Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.