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2 Samuel 5:19-21
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 5:19-21
Contemporary English Version
19 David asked the Lord, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you let me win?”
The Lord told David, “Attack! I will let you win.”
20 David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. Then he said, “I watched the Lord break through my enemies like a mighty flood.” So he named the place “The Lord Broke Through.”[a] 21 David and his troops also carried away the idols that the Philistines had left behind.
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- 5.20 The Lord Broke Through: Or “Baal-Perazim.”
2 Samuel 5:19-21
New International Version
2 Samuel 5:19-21
New International Version
19 so David inquired(A) of the Lord, “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?”
The Lord answered him, “Go, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands.”
20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, the Lord has broken out against my enemies before me.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.[a](B) 21 The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.(C)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 5:20 Baal Perazim means the lord who breaks out.
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