John Gill Commentary 1 Samuel 28:4

"And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa." — 1 Samuel 28:4 (ASV)

And the Philistines gathered themselves together
From different parts, and formed a considerable army:

and came and pitched in Shunem ;
a city, in the borders of the tribe of Issachar, of which (See Gill on Joshua 19:18);

and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa ;
a range of mountains, near Jezreel, and which Jerom ^F2 calls the mountains of the Philistines, six miles from Scythopolis, where there is a large village called Gelbus.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F2: De loc. Heb fol. 92. D.