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New Testament
2 Samuel 5:17-25
David Defeats the Philistines
17The Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel. So all the Philistines went up to search for David. David, however, heard about it and went down to the stronghold. 18The Philistines came and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. 19David asked the Lord, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?”
The Lord said to David, “Go up, because I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
20So David went to Baal Perazim and defeated them there. He said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me like a wall of water.” That is why he named that place Baal Perazim.[] 21The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.
22The Philistines came up again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. 23David inquired of the Lord, who said, “Do not go directly at them. Go around to their rear. Come upon them opposite the balsam trees.[] 24When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then get ready, because then the Lord has gone out in front of you to strike the army of the Philistines.” 25So David did as the Lord commanded him. He struck the Philistines from Gibeon[] all the way to Gezer.
Footnotes
- 5:20 Baal Perazim means lord of breakthroughs.
- 5:23 The identification of the trees is uncertain. Other suggestions are mulberry trees, aspens, or mastic trees.
- 5:25 The reading Gibeon is supported by the Greek Old Testament, by the parallel text in 1 Chronicles 14:16, and by the geography of the campaign. The reading of the Hebrew text is Geba.