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1 Chronicles 14:11
“So they came up to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.”
Verse in context — 1 Chronicles 14
9
Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
10
David inquired of God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?" Yahweh said to him, "Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.
11
So they came up to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
12
They left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.
13
The Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.
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Genealogies and David’s reign, emphasizing temple worship.
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