1Sa 17:54 | TNotes | STEP | 17:54 Jerusalem became an Israelite city later, when David captured it from the Jebusites (2 Sam 5:6-7 ). Jerusalem was probably the final destination of Goliath’s head, after David had become king. But David might have taken it to Jerusalem earlier to intimidate the non-Israelite occupants.

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‏ 1 Samuel 17:54

17:54 ^a Jerusalem became an Israelite city later, when David captured it from the Jebusites (2 Sam 5:6-7 ^b). Jerusalem was probably the final destination of Goliath’s head, after David had become king. But David might have taken it to Jerusalem earlier to intimidate the non-Israelite occupants.