2 Samuel 5:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. Then he said, “I watched the LORD break through my enemies like a mighty flood.” So he named the place “The Lord Broke Through”.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:9

everyone in Israel started arguing. They were saying to each other, “King David rescued us from the Philistines and from our other enemies. But then we chose Absalom to be our new leader, and David had to leave the country to get away. Absalom died in battle, so why hasn't something been done to bring David back?”

1 Chronicles 14:11

David and his army marched to Baal-Perazim, where they attacked and defeated the Philistines. He said, “I defeated my enemies because God broke through them like a mighty flood.” So he named the place “The Lord Broke Through”.

Psalm 60:1

You, God, are angry with us! We are rejected and crushed. Make us strong again!

Isaiah 28:21

The LORD will fiercely attack as he did at Mount Perazim and in Gibeon Valley. But this time the LORD will do something surprising, not what you expect.

Habakkuk 3:13

to rescue your people and save your chosen one. You crushed a nation's ruler and stripped his evil kingdom of its power.