World English Bible
2 Samuel 5:20
“David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and he said, "Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters." Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 5
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Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?" Yahweh said to David, "Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.
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David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and he said, "Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters." Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
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They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.
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The Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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