2 Samuel 5:20 KJV

And David came to Baalperazim, 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 Baalperazim.

Matthew Henry

  • He defeats the PhilistinesThe 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...

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Cross References

  • Isaiah 28:21 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

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Topics

  • Baal-Perazim A place in the valley of Rephaim
  • Philistines Defeated by David
  • Prayer David, asking whether he should go to war against the Philistines
  • Rain David delivered by

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

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Places

Bible Dictionary

  • DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
  • Baal-perazimBaal having rents, bursts, or destructions, the scene of a victory gained by David over the Philistines (2 Sam 5:20; 1 Chr 14:11). Called...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And David דָוִד dāwid דָּוִד Proper name
  • came וַיָּבֹא wayyābōʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • to Baalperazim בְּבַעַל bĕbaʿal בַּעַל פְּרָצִים Proper name · with preposition פְּרָצִים pĕrāṣîm בַּעַל פְּרָצִים Proper name
  • and David דָּוִד dāwid דָּוִד Proper name
  • smote וַיַּכֵּם wayyakkēm נָכָה Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • them there, and said שָׁם šām Adverb וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • The LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • hath broken forth פָּרַץ pāraṣ פָּרַץ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • upon mine enemies אֶת ʾet Object marker אֹיְבַי ʾōyĕbay אֹיֵב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • before לְפָנַי lĕpānay פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
  • me, as the breach כְּפֶרֶץ kĕpereṣ פֶּרֶץ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of waters מָיִם māyim מַיִם Noun · masculine plural
  • Therefore he called עַל ʿal Preposition כֵּן kēn Demonstrative קָרָא qārāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • the name שֵׁם šēm שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of that place הַמָּקוֹם hammāqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the הַהוּא hahûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular · with the
  • Baalperazim בַּעַל baʿal בַּעַל פְּרָצִים Proper name פְּרָצִים pĕrāṣîm בַּעַל פְּרָצִים Proper name

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