52. Then the men of Israel and Judah gave a great shout of triumph and rushed after the Philistines, chasing them as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron. The bodies of the dead and wounded Philistines were strewn all along the road from Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.
53. Then the Israelite army returned and plundered the deserted Philistine camp.
54. (David took the Philistine’s head to Jerusalem, but he stored the man’s armor in his own tent.)
55. As Saul watched David go out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?”“I really don’t know,” Abner declared.
56. “Well, find out who he is!” the king told him.
57. As soon as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul with the Philistine’s head still in his hand.
58. “Tell me about your father, young man,” Saul said.And David replied, “His name is Jesse, and we live in Bethlehem.”