New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 5:18-25

18Now the Philistines came and spread themselves out in 1the valley of Rephaim. 19Then 2David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?” And 3the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.” 20So David came to 4Baal-perazim and 5defeated them there; and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore he named that place 6Baal-perazim. 21They abandoned their idols there, so 7David and his men carried them away.

22Now 8the Philistines came up once again and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim. 23When 9David inquired of the Lord, He said, “You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the 10balsam trees. 24It shall be, when 11you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the 12balsam trees, then you shall act promptly, for then 13the Lord will have gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.” 25Then David did so, just as the Lord had commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from 14 15Geba 16as far as 17Gezer.

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Notes

1. 2 Samuel 5:18 Gen 14:5; Josh 15:8; 17:15; 18:16 ↩
2. 2 Samuel 5:19 1 Sam 23:2 ↩
3. 2 Samuel 5:19 2 Sam 2:1 ↩
4. 2 Samuel 5:20 1 Chr 14:11; Is 28:21 ↩
5. 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit David smote ↩
6. 2 Samuel 5:20 I.e. the master of breakthrough ↩
7. 2 Samuel 5:21 1 Chr 14:12 ↩
8. 2 Samuel 5:22 2 Sam 5:18 ↩
9. 2 Samuel 5:23 2 Sam 5:19 ↩
10. 2 Samuel 5:23 Or baka-shrubs ↩
11. 2 Samuel 5:24 2 Kin 7:6 ↩
12. 2 Samuel 5:24 Or baka-shrubs ↩
13. 2 Samuel 5:24 Judg 4:14 ↩
14. 2 Samuel 5:25 In 1 Chr 14:16, Gibeon ↩
15. 2 Samuel 5:25 Is 28:21 ↩
16. 2 Samuel 5:25 Lit until you are coming to ↩
17. 2 Samuel 5:25 Josh 12:12; 21:21 ↩

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