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20 So David went to Baal Perazim. There he won the battle over the Philistines. He said, “The Lord has broken through against my enemies when I’ve attacked them. He has broken through just as water breaks through a dam.” That’s why the place was called Baal Perazim. 21 The Philistines left the statues of their gods there. So David and his men carried off the statues.

22 Once more the Philistines came up. They 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.