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1 Chronicles 14:12
12There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire.
1 Chronicles 14:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
- New International Version (NIV)The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them in the fire.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they left their gods there, and David gave command, and they were burned.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
Context of 1 Chronicles 14:12
10So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.” 11So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim. There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire. 13Once again the Philistines raided the valley. 14So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 141 Chronicles 14:12 word by word
וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם אֶת־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד וַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 14:12
- Exodus 12:12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
- Exodus 32:20Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.
- Deuteronomy 7:5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
- 1 Samuel 5:2carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
- 2 Kings 19:18They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12When they had left their gods there - The practice of carrying images of the gods to battle was common among the nations of antiquity, and arose from the belief that there was virtue in the images themselves, and that military success would be obtained by means of them.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12David's orders to burn the Philistine idols followed God's instructions (Deuteronomy 7:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. when they had left their gods--(See on 2Sa 5:21).Read the comment
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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
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