KJV King James Version
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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2 Samuel 5:22
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
WEB World English Bible
The Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
ASV American Standard Version
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Philistines add again to come up, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 5
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.
24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
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1 Kings 20:22And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.2 Samuel 5:18The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.1 Chronicles 14:13And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
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