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20 So David went to Baal Perazim and ·defeated [L struck] the Philistines there. David said, “Like a flood of water, the Lord has broken through my enemies in front of me.” So David named the place Baal Perazim [C “the Lord breaks through”]. 21 The Philistines ·left their idols behind [abandoned their idols] at Baal Perazim, so David and his men carried them away.

22 Once again the Philistines came and ·camped at [L spread out in] the Valley of Rephaim.

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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) 21 The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.(B)

22 Once more the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim;

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Footnotes

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