David Defeats the Philistines

2 Samuel 5

17 y Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it z and went down to the stronghold. 18 The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in a the Valley of Rephaim. 19 So David b inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?" And the LORD said to David, "Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand." 20 So David went to c Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water." Therefore he called the name of that place 1 Baal Perazim. 2 21 And they left their 3 images there, and David and his men d carried them away.

22 e Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. 23 Therefore f David inquired of the LORD, and He said, "You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. 24 "And it shall be, when you g hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then h the LORD will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines." 25 And David did so, as the LORD commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from i Geba 4 as far as j Gezer.

  1. Cross References
    2 Samuel 12:24
    Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Now the LORD loved him.
  2. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 11:16
    David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
  3. Cross References
    2 Samuel 23:14
    David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
  4. Cross References
    Genesis 14:5
    In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim.
    Joshua 15:8
    And the border went up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley of Rephaim northward.
    1 Chronicles 11:15
    Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
    Isaiah 17:5
    It shall be as when the harvester gathers the grain, And reaps the heads with his arm; It shall be as he who gathers heads of grain In the Valley of Rephaim.
  5. Cross References
    1 Samuel 23:2
    Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.
    2 Samuel 2:1
    It happened after this that David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?" And the LORD said to him, "Go up." David said, "Where shall I go up?" And He said, "To Hebron.
  6. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 14:11
    So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, "God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water." Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
    Isaiah 28:21
    For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon - That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act.
  7. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 7:5
    But thus you shall deal with them: you shall destroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images, and burn their carved images with fire.
    Deuteronomy 7:25
    You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.
  8. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 14:13
    Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley.
  9. Cross References
    2 Samuel 5:19
    So David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?" And the LORD said to David, "Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.
  10. Cross References
    2 Kings 7:6
    For the LORD had caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of horses - the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!
    1 Chronicles 14:15
    "And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines."
  11. Cross References
    Judges 4:14
    Then Deborah said to Barak, "Up! For this is the day in which the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
  12. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 14:16
    So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.
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