1)
Why did he discuss eating from spoils of the enemy?
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Malbim: The y would not lose time seeking food. The spoils of the enemy were ready in front of them!
2)
Why did he say "Ki Atah Lo Rabsah Makah ba'Pelishtim"?
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Rashi: This is in astonishment. Radak - surely, had the nation eaten, they would have had more than strength, and stricken the Pelishtim more! Malbim - even though they would lose a little time eating, they would gain and kill more Pelishtim.