KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Samuel 5:20
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim.
WEB World English Bible
David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and he said, “Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David cometh in to Baal-Perazim, and David smiteth them there, and saith, ‘Jehovah hath broken forth on mine enemies before me, as the breaking forth of waters;’ therefore he hath called the name of that place Baal-Perazim.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 5
17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard [of it], and went down to the hold.
18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
20 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.
21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; [but] fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
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וַיָּבֹ֨אH935 · boto come (in): comeדָוִ֥דH1732 · da.vidDavidבְּבַֽעַל־H1188 · ba.al pe.ra.tsimBaal-perazimפְּרָצִים֮H1188 · ba.al pe.ra.tsimBaal-perazimוַיַּכֵּ֣םH5221 · na.khahto smiteשָׁ֣םH8033 · shamthereדָּוִד֒H1732 · da.vidDavidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayפָּרַ֨ץH6555 · pa.ratsto break throughיְהוָ֧הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֹיְבַ֛יH341 · o.yevenemyלְפָנַ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeכְּפֶ֣רֶץH6556 · pe.retsbreachמָ֑יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterעַל־H5921 · aluponכֵּ֗ןH3651 · kenrightקָרָ֛אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toשֵֽׁם־H8034 · shemnameהַמָּק֥וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceהַה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itבַּ֥עַלH1188 · ba.al pe.ra.tsimBaal-perazimפְּרָצִֽים׃H1188 · ba.al pe.ra.tsimBaal-perazim
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