Commentaries:Barnes' Notes
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1 Samuel 17:1
The narrative reverts to the Philistine wars I Samuel 14:52; the other introductory details concerning Saul' s rejection, and David' s introduction upon the stage of the history, having been disposed of in the intermediate chapters.
Shochoh which belongeth to Judah - See the marginal reference which places Shochoh and Azekah in the "Shephelah" or maritime plain, and II Chronicles 28:18, "Shochoh" now "Shuweikeh," "nine miles from Eleutheropolis," Jerome.
Ephes-dammim - Called "Happas-dammim" (Pas-dammim, I Chronicles 11:13), "the end of bloodshed," now "Damun," about 4 miles northeast of Shuweikeh.
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