But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here 1 to kill our 2 people!”
17:52 Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. 3 They chased the Philistines to the valley 4 and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
1 tn Heb “to me.”
2 tn Heb “my.”
3 tn Heb “arose and cried out.”
4 tc Most of the LXX