2 Samuel 5:20

David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, “Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

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WEBBE

David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, “The LORD has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

BSB

So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim.

KJV

And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

ASV

And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

BBE

And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

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וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he went H935 דָוִד da·vid David H1732 בְּבַעַל־ be·va·'al- in Baal H1188 פְּרָצִים pe·ra·tzim Perazim H1188 וַיַּכֵּם vai·ya·kem and he struck down them H5221 שָׁם sham there H8033 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 פָּרַץ pa·ratz he has burst through H6555 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אֹיְבַי 'o·ye·vai enemies my H341 לְפָנַי le·fa·nai (to) before me H6440 כְּפֶרֶץ ke·fe·retz like a bursting out of H6556 מָיִם ma·yim water H4325 עַל־ 'al- there- H5921 כֵּן ken -fore H3651 קָרָא ka·ra' someone called H7121 שֵׁם־ shem- [the] name of H8034 הַמָּקוֹם ha·ma·kom the place H4725 הַהוּא ha·hu' (the) that H1931 בַּעַל ba·'al Baal H1188 פְּרָצִים pe·ra·tzim Perazim H1188

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 17–25

The Philistines considered not that David had the presence of God with him, which Saul had forfeited and lost. The kingdom of the Messiah, as soon as it was set up in the world, was thus attacked by the powers of darkness. The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, Psa 2:1, &c. The destruction will turn, as this did, upon Satan's own kingdom. David owns dependence on God for victory; and refers himself to the good pleasure of God, Wilt thou do it? The assurance God has given us of victory over our spiritual enemies, should encourage us in our spiritual conflicts. David waited till God moved; he stirred then, but not till then. He was trained up in dependence on God and his providence. God performed his promise, and David failed not to improve his advantages. When the kingdom of the Messiah was to be set up, the apostles, who were to beat down the devil's kingdom, must not attempt any thing till they received the promise of the Spirit; who came with a sound from heaven, as of a rushing, mighty wind, Ac 2:2.

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