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. 8The Philistines heard the news that David had now become king over all Israel. So their whole army went to look for him to catch him. When David heard about this, he went out to attack them. The Philistine soldiers arrived at Rephaim valley. They attacked the people there. 10David asked God, ‘Should I go and attack the Philistines? Will you put them under my power?’ The Lord answered him, ‘Yes, go and attack the Philistines. I will help you to win against them.’ 11So David and his men went to Baal Perazim. There they won the fight against the Philistines in that place. David said, ‘God has helped me to sweep away my enemy like a flood of water.’ So they called 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 11:15There were 30 leaders among David's soldiers. Three of them went to be with David at Adullam's cave where there was a big rock. A group of Philistine soldiers had made their camp in Rephaim valley.
• 2 Samuel 5:18The Philistine soldiers arrived at Rephaim valley. They covered all the ground there.
• 2 Samuel 23:13At the time of the harvest, three of David's 30 bravest soldiers went to be with David near Adullam. He was hiding there in a cave. A group of Philistine soldiers had made their camp in Rephaim valley.
• Isaiah 17:5Israel will be like a field of grain in Rephaim valley after the harvest. The workers have cut down the crops. They have picked up the grain from the ground.

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