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2 Samuel 5:16-18
New Catholic Bible
2 Samuel 5:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 Rout of the Philistines.[a] When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, they all went forth in search of him. When David learned of this, he sought refuge in the stronghold. 18 After the Philistines arrived and deployed their forces in the valley of Rephaim,
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- 2 Samuel 5:17 David had somewhat of an unholy alliance with the Philistines who turned against him when he was intent on uniting Israel. David’s reliance on the Lord and obedience in following his instructions in attacking the Philistines was rewarded once again.
