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 in search of David; when David heard of this, he went out to face them. Now the Philistines had come and raided in Rephaim Valley, 10so David inquired of God, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord replied, “Attack, and I will hand them over to you.” 11So the Israelites went up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there. Then David said, “Like a bursting flood, God has used me to burst out against my enemies.” Therefore, they named that place The Lord Bursts Out.

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 David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while the Philistine army was encamped in Rephaim Valley.
• 2 Samuel 5:18So the Philistines came and spread out in Rephaim Valley.
• 2 Samuel 23:13Three of the thirty leading warriors went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was camping in Rephaim Valley.
• Isaiah 17:5It will be as if a reaper had gathered standing grain — his arm harvesting the heads of grain — and as if one had gleaned heads of grain in Rephaim Valley.

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