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 [a]Baal Perazim.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit. Master of Breakthroughs

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