And David took the head of the Philistine— After having shewn the head to Saul, 1 Samuel 17:57 and exhibited it to all the people, chap. 1 Samuel 18:6 he deposited it at Jerusalem, that it might be an object of terror, perhaps, to the Jebusites, who still possessed the strong fortress of Sion. 2 Samuel 5:7. Some suppose that David carried the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, as being the nearest and most convenient town to the place of the combat. A tent, most likely, was set up for David upon this occasion, where he placed the armour of Goliath. It was afterwards deposited in the tabernacle, as a trophy to the glory of that God who had given David the victory.
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1 Samuel 17:54
54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.