People throughout all the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves, saying, ‘The king rescued us from the grasp of our enemies, and he saved us from the grasp of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.
2 Samuel 5:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated them there and said, ‘Like a bursting flood, the Lord has burst out against my enemies before me.’ Therefore, he named that place The Lord Bursts Out. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David came to Baal Pharisim: and defeated them there. And he said: The Lord hath divided my enemies before me, as waters are divided. Therefore the name of the place was called Baal Pharisim. |
People throughout all the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves, saying, ‘The king rescued us from the grasp of our enemies, and he saved us from the grasp of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.
So the Israelites went up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there. Then David said, ‘Like a bursting flood, God has used me to burst out against my enemies.’ Therefore, they named that place The Lord Bursts Out.
For the Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim. He will rise in wrath, as at the Valley of Gibeon, to do his work, his unexpected work, and to perform his task, his unfamiliar task.
You come out to save your people, to save your anointed. You crush the leader of the house of the wicked and strip him from foot to neck. Selah