20 So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated them there and said, “Like a bursting flood, the Lord has burst out against my enemies before me.”(A) Therefore, he named that place the Lord Bursts Out.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:20 Or Baal-perazim; 2Sm 6:8; 1Ch 13:11

20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, the Lord has broken out against my enemies before me.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:20 Baal Perazim means the lord who breaks out.

David’s Victories

After this, David defeated the Philistines,(A) subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah[a] from Philistine control.[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:1 Or took control of the mother city; Hb obscure
  2. 2 Samuel 8:1 LXX reads them, and David took tribute out of the hand of the Philistines

David’s Victories(A)

In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines(B) and subdued(C) them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.

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