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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָוִ֥ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
came	וַיָּבֹ֨א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Baal-perazim	בְּבַֽעַל be.va.'al-	H1188	Baal-Peratsim · preposition + proper noun, a place name
David	דָּוִד֒ da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
smote	וַיַּכֵּ֣ם vai.ya.Kem	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
forth	פָּרַ֨ץ pa.Ratz	H6555	to break out (in many applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
enemies	אֹיְבַ֛י 'o.ye.Vai	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
before	לְפָנַ֖י le.fa.Nai	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
breach	כְּפֶ֣רֶץ ke.Fe.retz	H6556	a break (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
waters	מָ֑יִם Ma.yim	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
called	קָרָ֛א ka.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שֵֽׁם shem-	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
place	הַמָּק֥וֹם ha.ma.Kom	H4725	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Baal-perazim	פְּרָצִים֮ pe.ra.Tzim	H1188	Baal-Peratsim · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Isaiah 28:21 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:17–end

The particular service for which David was raised up was to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, Sa2 3:18. This therefore divine Providence, in the first place, gives him an opportunity of accomplishing. Two great victories obtained over the Philistines we have here an account of, by which David not only balanced the disgrace and retrieved the loss Israel had sustained in the battle wherein Saul was slain, but went far towards the total subduing of those vexatious neighbours, the last remains of the devoted nations. I. In both these actions the Philistines were the aggressors, stirred first towards their own destruction, and pulled it on their own heads. 1. In the former they came…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 5:18

valley of Rephaim--that is, "of giants," a broad and fertile plain, which descends gradually from the central mountains towards the northwest. It was the route by which they marched against Jerusalem. The "hold" to which David went down "was some fortified place where he might oppose the progress of the invaders," and where he signally defeated them.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 5:20

The Lord hath broken forth - He very properly attributes the victory of Jehovah, without whose strength and counsel he could have done nothing. Baal-perazim - The plain or chief of breaches, because of the breach which God made in the Philistine army; and thus he commemorated the interference of the Lord.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 5:20

And David came to Baalperazim,.... As it was after called, for here it has its name by anticipation, and whither the Philistines were come from the valley of Rephaim; see 1 Chronicles 14:11; which was at no great distance, the one being the hill, to which the other was the valley, computed to be about three miles from Jerusalem, in the way to Bethlehem (u), between which places were two hours' travels (w): and David smote them there; there a battle was fought, in which David had the victory assured him: and said, the Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters; as when waters, through their mighty force, break down the banks of rivers, and carry all before t…

Dictionary and topics

Baal — Lord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg. 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jer. 2:23; Hos. 2:17). Baal is…
Baal-perazim — Baal having rents, bursts, or destructions, the scene of a victory gained by David over the Philistines (2 Sam. 5:20; 1 Chr. 14:11). Called Mount Perazim (Isa. 28:21). It was near the valley of…
Perazim, Mount — Mount of breaches, only in Isa. 28:21. It is the same as BAAL-PERAZIM (q.v.), where David gained a victory over the Philistines (2 Sam. 5:20).
Philistines — (Gen. 10:14, R.V.; but in A.V., “Philistim”), a tribe allied to the Phoenicians. They were a branch of the primitive race which spread over the whole district of the Lebanon and the valley of the…
Rephaim, The Valley Of — (1 Samuel 5:18,22; 23:13; 1 Chronicles 11:15; 14:9; Isaiah 17:5) also in (Joshua 15:8) and Josh 18:16 It is translated in the Authorized Version “the valley of the giants,” a spot which was the scene…
Rephaim, Valley of — (Josh. 15:8; 18:16, R.V.). When David became king over all Israel, the Philistines, judging that he would now become their uncompromising enemy, made a sudden attack upon Hebron, compelling David to…
Baal-Perazim · A place in the valley of Rephaim — A place in the valley of Rephaim
Philistines · General references — General references
Rain · David — David

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 5:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 5:18

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 5:20

John Gill on 2 Samuel 5:20

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 5:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 5:18

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 5:20

John Gill on 2 Samuel 5:20

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 5:17–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 5:20

Rashi on 2 Samuel 5:20