John Gill Commentary 2 Samuel 5:25

"And David did so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer." — 2 Samuel 5:25 (ASV)

And David did so as the Lord commanded him
In all things he was obedient to the command of God; Saul was not: he got behind the army of the Philistines, as he was directed; and when he heard the sound in the mulberry trees, he arose and fell upon his enemies:

and smote the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gazer ;
or from Gibeon, as in (1 Chronicles 14:16) ; a city in the tribe of Benjamin, near to which this battle was fought, and where the pursuit began, which was carried as far as Gazer, a city that lay on the borders of the Philistines, as Josephus says ^F2 ; and so far they were pursued, and were smitten as they fled; and, according to Bunting ^F3 , it was a space of eighteen miles.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F2: Antiqu. l. 7. c. 4. sect. 1.
• F3: Travels p. 138.