New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 5:19-25

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

22Now 7the Philistines came up once again and overran the Valley of Rephaim. 23So 8David inquired of the Lord, but He said, “You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the baka-shrubs. 24And it shall be, when 9you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the baka-shrubs, then you shall 10act promptly, for then 11the 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; he struck and killed the Philistines from 12 13Geba 14as far as 15Gezer.

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Notes

1. 2 Samuel 5:19 1 Sam 23:2 ↩
2. 2 Samuel 5:19 2 Sam 2:1 ↩
3. 2 Samuel 5:20 1 Chr 14:11; Is 28:21 ↩
4. 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit David struck ↩
5. 2 Samuel 5:20 I.e., the master of breakthroughs ↩
6. 2 Samuel 5:21 1 Chr 14:12 ↩
7. 2 Samuel 5:22 2 Sam 5:18 ↩
8. 2 Samuel 5:23 2 Sam 5:19 ↩
9. 2 Samuel 5:24 2 Kin 7:6 ↩
10. 2 Samuel 5:24 Or pay attention ↩
11. 2 Samuel 5:24 Judg 4:14 ↩
12. 2 Samuel 5:25 In 1 Chr 14:16, Gibeon ↩
13. 2 Samuel 5:25 Is 28:21 ↩
14. 2 Samuel 5:25 Lit until you come to ↩
15. 2 Samuel 5:25 Josh 12:12; 21:21 ↩

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