2 Samuel 1:20
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 17:26, David calls Goliath an 'uncircumcised Philistine'—he uses 'daughters of the uncircumcised' in his lament.
Micah 1:10 directly quotes 'Tell it not in Gath' from David's lament, using the same phrase in a prophecy of judgment.
1 Samuel 31:9 records the Philistines spreading the news of Saul's death to their idols — the very thing David laments and hopes to avoid.
In 1 Samuel 31:4, Saul fears the uncircumcised Philistines after his defeat—David laments to prevent their rejoicing over that event.
In 1 Samuel 18:6, Israelite women celebrated David's Philistine victory—now David fears Philistine women celebrating his loss.
1 Samuel 17:36 repeats David's phrase 'uncircumcised Philistine'—now he refers to their daughters as 'daughters of the uncircumcised'.
Judges 16:24 continues the Philistine celebration, attributing victory to their god — the exact scenario David seeks to prevent.
Judges 16:23 shows Philistines rejoicing over Samson's capture — exactly the kind of rejoicing David wants to avoid in Gath and Ashkelon.
1 Samuel 6:17 lists Gath and Ashkelon among Philistine cities—the very places David wants to avoid announcing Saul's death.
1 Chronicles 10:4 shows Saul fearing the 'uncircumcised' Philistines, the very event David laments here.
1 Chronicles 10:9 describes Philistines spreading news of Saul's death—the opposite of David's plea not to tell in Gath/Ashkelon.
1 Chronicles 18:1 records David later conquering Gath, the city he feared would gloat over Saul's death.
In Exodus 15:20, Miriam leads women in joyful dance after Egypt's defeat—David here forbids giving Philistine women that same victory celebration.
Judges 14:19 mentions Ashkelon as a Philistine city where Samson killed men — the same city David warns not to proclaim the news.
In Judges 11:34, Jephthah's daughter greets him with dances after victory—David wants to avoid Philistine daughters doing the same over his defeat.
Exodus 15:21 records Miriam's victory song over Egypt—David fears Philistine women singing a similar song over Israel's fall.
1 Samuel 14:6 has Jonathan calling Philistines 'uncircumcised', the same term David uses in his lament.