1 Chronicles 14:9

1 Chronicles 14:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim.

Context of 1 Chronicles 14:9

7Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet. 8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went up in search of David; and he heard about it and went out against them. Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim. 10So David inquired of God, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You hand them over to me?” Then the Lord said to him, “Go up, and I will hand them over to you.” 11So Israel came up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore they named that place Baal-perazim.

1 Chronicles 14:9 word by word

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בָּ֑אוּ וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and spreadפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
• themselves in the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · Valley (of Rephaim)H6010
• of Rephaimרְפָאִיםrâphâ' râphâh · (Valley of) RephaimH7497

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 14:9

• 1 Chronicles 11:15Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.
• 2 Samuel 5:18Now the Philistines had come and spread out [for battle] in the Valley of Rephaim.
• 2 Samuel 23:13Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David at harvest time in the cave of Adullam, while an army of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
• Isaiah 17:5And it will be like the reaper gathering the standing grain, As his arm harvests the ears of grain; Yes, it will be like one gleaning ears of grain In the [fertile] Valley of Rephaim.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-17When David became ruler of all Israel, the Philistines attacked. They no longer saw him as under their control, as they did when he only ruled Judah. They attacked through the valley southwest of Jerusalem (see Joshua 15:8). Before the battle, David asked the Lord for guidance, unlike Saul, who asked a medium for help against the Philistines (1 Chronicles 10:13; see 1 Samuel 28).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 14:9

• Philistines
• Rephaim

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Rephaim, Vale of
• War; Warfare
• Rephaim, the Valley of

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings