New English Translation
1 Chronicles 14:12
12The Philistines left their idols there, so David ordered that they be burned.
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 asked God, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to him, “March up! I will hand them over to you!” 11So they marched against Baal Perazim and David defeated them there. David said, “Using me as his instrument, God has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So that place is called Baal Perazim. The Philistines left their idols there, so David ordered that they be burned. 13The Philistines again raided the valley. 14So David again asked God what he should do. This time God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 141 Chronicles 14:12 word by word
וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם אֶת־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד וַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 14:12
- Exodus 12:12I will pass through the land of Egypt in the same night, and I will attack all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of humans and of animals, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment. I am the Lord.
- Exodus 32:20He took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, poured it out on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.
- Deuteronomy 7:5Instead, this is what you must do to them: You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars, cut down their sacred Asherah poles, and burn up their idols.
- 1 Samuel 5:2The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.
- 2 Kings 19:18They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy 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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