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1 Chronicles 14:12
12The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them in the 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, so David gave orders to burn them.
Context of 1 Chronicles 14:12
10so David inquired of God: “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?” The Lord answered him, “Go, I will deliver them into your hands.” 11So David and his men went up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called Baal Perazim. The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them in the fire. 13Once more the Philistines raided the valley; 14so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, “Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar 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 12:12“On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
- Exodus 32:20And he took the calf the people had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.
- Deuteronomy 7:5This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols in the fire.
- 1 Samuel 5:2Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon.
- 2 Kings 19:18They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.
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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