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10 David asked God, “Should I go and fight the Philistines? Will you let me defeat them?”

The Lord answered David, “Go. I will let you defeat the Philistines.”

11 Then David and his men went up to the town of Baal Perazim. There David and his men defeated the Philistines. David said, “Waters break out from a broken dam. In the same way God has broken through my enemies! God has done this through me.” That is why that place is named Baal Perazim.[a] 12 The Philistines had left their idols at Baal Perazim. David ordered his men to burn the idols.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 14:11 Baal Perazim This name means “the Lord breaks through.”

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