God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 5:18
18The Philistines had come and overrun the valley of Rephaim.
2 Samuel 5:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
- New International Version (NIV)Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.
Context of 2 Samuel 5:18
16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. 17When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, all of them came to attack David. But David heard about it and went to the fortress. The Philistines had come and overrun the valley of Rephaim. 19David asked the Lord, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord answered David, “Attack! I will certainly hand the Philistines over to you.” 20So David went to Baal Perazim and defeated the Philistines there. He said, “The Lord has overwhelmed my enemies in front of me like an overwhelming flood.” That is why that place is called Baal Perazim [The Lord Overwhelms].
Read all of 2 Samuel 52 Samuel 5:18 word by word
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בָּ֑אוּ וַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:18
- 2 Samuel 23:13At harvest time three of the thirty leading men came to David at the cave of Adullam when a troop from the Philistine army was camping in the valley of Rephaim.
- Genesis 14:5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came and defeated the Rephaim at Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim at Ham, the Emim at Shaveh Kiriathaim,
- Joshua 15:8It continues up the valley of Ben Hinnom to the south slope of the Jebusite city Jerusalem. It then goes to the top of the mountain that overlooks the valley of Hinnom to the west at the north end of the valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Chronicles 11:15Once three of the thirty leading men went down to David’s rock at the cave of Adullam when the army of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim.
- Isaiah 17:5That time will be like harvesting bundles of grain by the armful. It will be like gathering grain in the Rephaim Valley.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:18
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 The Philistines considered not that David had the presence of God with him, which Saul had forfeited and lost. The kingdom of the Messiah, as soon as it was set up in the world, was thus attacked by the powers of darkness. The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, Psa 2:1, &c. The destruction will turn, as this did, upon Satan's own kingdom. David owns dependence on God for victory; and refers…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The valley of Rephaim is located between Bethlehem and Jerusalem (compare 2 Samuel 23:13–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. valley of Rephaim--that is, "of giants," a broad and fertile plain, which descends gradually from the central mountains towards the northwest. It was the route by which they marched against Jerusalem. The "hold" to which David went down "was some fortified place where he might oppose the progress of the invaders," and where he signally defeated them.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5
- 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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