2 Samuel 5:22

2 Samuel 5:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
• New International Version (NIV)Once more the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Philistines came up yet again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.

Context of 2 Samuel 5:22

20So David marched against Baal Perazim and defeated them there. Then he said, “The Lord has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. 21The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men picked them up. The Philistines again came up and spread out in the valley of Rephaim. 23So David asked the Lord what he should do. This time the Lord said to him, “Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees. 24When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, act decisively. For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”

2 Samuel 5:22 word by word

וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ ע֛וֹד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לַֽעֲל֑וֹת וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• yet againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• and spreadנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203
• themselves in the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · Valley (of Rephaim)H6010
• of Rephaimרְפָאִיםrâphâ' râphâh · (Valley of) RephaimH7497

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:22

• 1 Kings 20:22The prophet visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses. Determine what you must do, for in the spring the king of Syria will attack you.”
• 1 Chronicles 14:13The Philistines again raided the valley.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:22

• 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. 17-25For the first time as king, David fought the Philistines in battle. Up to this point in 2 Samuel, David’s life follows a clear and repeated pattern: He was crowned king in Hebron (2 Samuel 2:4). He won a battle (2 Samuel 2:12–17). He grew stronger (2 Samuel 3:1). He started a large family (2 Samuel 3:2–5). A similar pattern appears again later: David was crowned king in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:3). He grew stronger again (2 Samuel 5:10). He expanded his…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. the Philistines came up yet again--The next year they renewed their hostile attempt with a larger force, but God manifestly interposed in David's favor.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 5:22

• Philistines
• Prayer
• Rephaim
• War

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Compass
• Fetch
• Rephaim, Valley of
• Genealogy
• Palestine
• Rephaim, Vale of
• Samuel, Books of
• Titans
• War; Warfare

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