2 Samuel 5:20 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁰ And Dawiḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ And David came to Baal-perazim, and he smote them there, and said, The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like the bursting out of great waters. So he called the name of that place Baal-perazim [Lord of breaking through].

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁰ So David arrived at Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. He said, “The LORD has burst out against my enemies, the way water bursts out!” That is why that place is called Baal-perazim.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Therefore, David went to Baal-perazim. And he struck them there. And he said, "The Lord has divided my enemies before me, just as the waters are divided." Because of this, the name of that place was called Baal-perazim.

2 Samuel 5:20 Cross References

2 Samuel 19:9

And it came to be, that all the people were contending throughout all the tribes of Yisra’ĕ

1 Chronicles 14:11

And they went up to Baʽ

Psalm 60:1

O Elohim, You have rejected us; You have broken us; You have been displeased; Turn back to us!

Isaiah 28:21

For יהוה  rises up as at Mount Peratsim, and He is wroth as at the Valley of Giḇ

Habakkuk 3:13

You shall go forth to save Your people, To save Your Anointed. You shall smite the Head from the house of the wrong, By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah.