New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Chronicles 14:12
12They abandoned their gods there; so David gave the order and they were burned with 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
10David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You give them into my hand?” Then the Lord said to him, “Go up, for I will give them into your hand.” 11So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there; and David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore they named that place Baal-perazim. They abandoned their gods there; so David gave the order and they were burned with fire. 13The Philistines made yet another raid in the valley. 14David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around behind them and come at 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 12:12For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments--I am the Lord.
- Exodus 32:20He took the calf which they had made and burned it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it over the surface of the water and made the sons of Israel drink it.
- Deuteronomy 7:5But thus you shall do to them: you shall tear down their altars, and smash their sacred pillars, and hew down their Asherim, and burn their graven images with fire.
- 1 Samuel 5:2Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
- 2 Kings 19:18and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.
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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