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He said, &#8220As waters break out, the LORD has broken out against my enemies before me.&#8221 So that place was called Baal Perazim. <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “The LORD did it!” David exclaimed. “He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”). <a href="/esv/2_samuel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> And David came to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. And he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like a breaking flood.” Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/5.htm">New King James Version</a> So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then David came to Baal-perazim and defeated them there; and he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore he named that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> So David came to Baal-perazim and defeated them there; and he said, &#8220The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters.&#8221 Therefore he named that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So David came to Baal-perazim, and defeated them there; and he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore he named that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So David came to Baal-perazim, and there David struck them down; and he said, “Yahweh has broken through my enemies before me, like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore he named that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So David came to Baal-perazim, and he defeated them there, and said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” So he named that place Baal-perazim (master of breakthroughs). <a href="/csb/2_samuel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated them there and said, &#8220Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.&#8221 Therefore, he named that place the Lord Bursts Out. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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." <a href="/erv/2_samuel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, The LORD hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So David went to Baal Perazim and defeated the Philistines there. He said, "The LORD has overwhelmed my enemies in front of me like an overwhelming flood." That is why that place is called Baal Perazim [The Lord Overwhelms]. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> So David went to Baal Perazim and there he defeated the Philistines. He said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies like a flood." And so that place is called Baal Perazim. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated them there. He called the place Baal-perazim, because he said, "Like a bursting flood, the LORD has jumped out in front of me to fight my enemies." <a href="/msb/2_samuel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_samuel/5.htm">NET Bible</a> So David marched against Baal Perazim and defeated them there. Then he said, "The LORD has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out." So he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So David came to Baal Perazim, and he defeated them there, and he said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of waters." Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon my enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/web/2_samuel/5.htm">World English Bible</a> David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, “Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And David comes to Ba‘al-Perazim, and David strikes them there, and says, “YHWH has broken forth [on] my enemies before me, as the breaking forth of waters”; therefore he has called the name of that place Ba‘al-Perazim. <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/2_samuel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And David will come against the Lord of Breaches, and David will strike them there, and he will say, Jehovah broke down mine enemies before me as the breach of waters: for this he called the name of that place, the Lord of the Breaches.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/5.htm">New American Bible</a> So David went to Baal-perazim, and he defeated them there. He said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me just as water breaks through a dam.” Therefore that place was called Baal-perazim. <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So David came to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. He said, “The LORD has burst forth against my enemies before me, like a bursting flood.” Therefore that place is called Baal-perazim.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And David came to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there, and David said, The LORD has made a breach through my enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And David came to Baal Partsim and he struck them there. And David said: “LORD JEHOVAH broke through his enemies before me like a breach of waters.” Because of this, he called the name of that country, Baal Partsim<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said: 'The LORD hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters.' Therefore the name of that place was called Baal-perazim. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And David came from Upper Breaches, and smote the Philistines there: and David said, The Lord has destroyed the hostile Philistines before me, as water is dispersed; therefore the name of that place was called Over Breaches. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/5-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=1363" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Two Victories over the Philistines</a> …19So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.” 20<a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: ḏā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">So David</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/1188.htm" title="1188: bə·ḇa·‘al- (Prep) -- From ba'al and the plural of perets; possessor of breaches; Baal-Peratsim, a place in Palestine.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1188.htm" title="1188: pə·rā·ṣîm (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- From ba'al and the plural of perets; possessor of breaches; Baal-Peratsim, a place in Palestine.">Baal-perazim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">where he defeated the Philistines</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6556.htm" title="6556: kə·p̄e·reṣ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A bursting forth, breach. From parats; a break.">“Like a bursting</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">flood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6555.htm" title="6555: pā·raṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To break through. A primitive root; to break out.">has burst out</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇay (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">against my enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nay (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before me.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">So</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">he called</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm- (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1188.htm" title="1188: ba·‘al (Prep) -- From ba'al and the plural of perets; possessor of breaches; Baal-Peratsim, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place</a> <a href="/hebrew/1188.htm" title="1188: pə·rā·ṣîm (N-proper-fs) -- From ba'al and the plural of perets; possessor of breaches; Baal-Peratsim, a place in Palestine.">Baal-perazim.</a> 21There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">1 Chronicles 14:11</a> So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim. <a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21</a> For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task. <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-47</a> But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” <a href="/psalms/18-29.htm">Psalm 18:29</a> For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall. <a href="/psalms/144-1.htm">Psalm 144:1</a> Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a> Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10-11</a> And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. / As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites. <a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a> And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. <a href="/1_samuel/7-10.htm">1 Samuel 7:10</a> As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel. <a href="/1_samuel/14-23.htm">1 Samuel 14:23</a> So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven. <a href="/2_samuel/22-30.htm">2 Samuel 22:30</a> For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall. <a href="/1_chronicles/11-14.htm">1 Chronicles 11:14</a> But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory. <a href="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Isaiah 59:19</a> So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD. <a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a> And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD has broken forth on my enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.Baal-perazim.<a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21</a> 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 bring to pass his act, his strange act.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/7-4.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Baalperazim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Baal-Perazim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Ba'al-Pera'zim</a> <a href="/judges/21-15.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-32.htm">Break</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Breakthrough</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-27.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Bursting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-19.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-17.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-18.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-30.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-1.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-50.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Perazim</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-7.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-7.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/judges/7-24.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Baalperazim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Baal-Perazim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Ba'al-Pera'zim</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-8.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-19.htm">Break</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Breakthrough</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-8.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Bursting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-21.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-7.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-25.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Perazim</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-25.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-25.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-20.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 5</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/5-1.htm">The tribes come to Hebron and anoint David over Israel,</a> 4. <a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">David's age</a> 6. <a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm">Taking Zion from the Jebusites, he dwells in it</a> 11. <a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">Hiram sends to David,</a> 13. <a href="/2_samuel/5-13.htm">Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem</a> 17. <a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">David, directed by God, smites the Philistines at Baal-perazim</a> 22. <a href="/2_samuel/5-22.htm">And again at the mulberry trees</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So David went to Baal-perazim David, having recently been anointed king over all Israel, strategically moves to Baal-perazim to confront the Philistines. This location is significant as it is near the Valley of Rephaim, a frequent battleground between Israel and the Philistines. The name Baal-perazim means "Lord of Breakthroughs," indicating a place where God intervenes decisively. This event marks a turning point in David's military campaigns, showcasing his reliance on divine guidance.where he defeated the Philistines The Philistines were a persistent threat to Israel, often challenging their sovereignty. David's victory here is not just a military success but a fulfillment of God's promise to establish his kingdom. This defeat of the Philistines demonstrates God's favor upon David and his role as the chosen king. It also foreshadows the eventual subjugation of the Philistines under David's rule, as seen in later chapters.and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” David attributes his victory to the LORD, using the metaphor of a bursting flood to describe the overwhelming and unstoppable nature of God's intervention. This imagery reflects the sudden and powerful defeat of the Philistines, emphasizing that it was God's power, not merely human effort, that secured the victory. This acknowledgment of divine assistance is a recurring theme in David's life, highlighting his dependence on God.So he called that place Baal-perazim By naming the place Baal-perazim, David memorializes the event as a testament to God's deliverance. This act of naming serves as a reminder to future generations of God's faithfulness and power. It also reinforces the idea that God is actively involved in the affairs of His people, providing breakthroughs in times of need. This naming practice is common in the Old Testament, where significant events are often commemorated by naming locations, as seen with places like Bethel and Gilgal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The anointed king of Israel, known for his faithfulness to God and his military prowess. In this passage, he leads Israel to victory over the Philistines. 2. <a href="/topical/b/baal-perazim.htm">Baal-perazim</a> The location where David defeated the Philistines. The name means "Lord of Breakthroughs," signifying God's intervention in the battle. 3. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> A recurring enemy of Israel, known for their advanced military technology and frequent conflicts with the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, who is credited by David for the victory over the Philistines, emphasizing His role as the divine warrior. 5. <a href="/topical/b/battle.htm">Battle</a> The event where David, under God's guidance, defeats the Philistines, demonstrating God's power and faithfulness to His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_as_the_source_of_victory.htm">God as the Source of Victory</a> Recognize that true victory comes from God, who fights on behalf of His people. Trust in His power and timing. <a href="/topical/d/divine_breakthroughs.htm">Divine Breakthroughs</a> Just as God broke through David's enemies, He can break through the challenges and obstacles in our lives. Seek His guidance and intervention. <a href="/topical/n/naming_and_remembering_god's_acts.htm">Naming and Remembering God's Acts</a> Like David naming the place Baal-perazim, we should remember and commemorate God's faithfulness and breakthroughs in our lives. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> David's success was rooted in his obedience to God's instructions. We should strive to follow God's will in our decisions and actions. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> Understand that our battles are not just physical but spiritual. Equip yourself with prayer and the Word of God to face challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 5</a> <a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)</a> <a href="/q/did_david_or_elhanan_kill_goliath.htm">Did David or Elhanan kill Goliath?</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_28_21-22_question_divine_justice.htm">In Isaiah 28:21–22, does the notion of God performing a “strange work” and bringing swift judgment raise questions about the consistency of divine justice elsewhere in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_14_8-17_and_2_sam_5.htm">1 Chronicles 14:8–17 – How do we reconcile any discrepancies between this account of David’s battles with the Philistines and the parallel text in 2 Samuel 5?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) Baal ? perazim = possessor (or lord) of breaches. After David had inquired of the Lord and received a favourable answer (<a href="/2_samuel/5-19.htm" title="And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.">2Samuel 5:19</a>), he made a sudden attack, like a bursting forth of waters, and carried all before him. The victory was so signal as to give a new name to the locality, and to be remembered centuries afterwards as a memorable instance of Divine aid (<a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm" title="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 bring to pass his act, his strange act.">Isaiah 28:21</a>). The name has no reference to the heathen deity Baal.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - Baal-Perazim; literally, possessor of breaches, that is, the place where the attack burst forth. It is called Mount Perazim, "the hill of breaches," in Psalm 28:21, and as we have seen, it was the rocky height on the north of the valley of Rephaim. David must, therefore, have stolen round the army of the Philistines, creeping, probably by night, up to this ridge of Ben-Hinnom, and thence at the dawn of day have rushed down upon the camp. And his onset was sudden and irresistible, like the rush of the waters of some mountain lake when, swollen with rains, it bursts through the opposing dam, and carries hasty destruction to everything that lies in its way. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/5-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So David דָוִ֥ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse went וַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to Baal-perazim, פְּרָצִים֮ (pə·rā·ṣîm) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1188.htm">Strong's 1188: </a> Baal-perazim -- 'possessor of breaches', a place in Palestine where he defeated [the Philistines] וַיַּכֵּ֣ם (way·yak·kêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike and said, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Like a bursting כְּפֶ֣רֶץ (kə·p̄e·reṣ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6556.htm">Strong's 6556: </a> A bursting forth, breach flood, מָ֑יִם (mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen the LORD יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has burst out פָּרַ֨ץ (pā·raṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6555.htm">Strong's 6555: </a> To break through against my enemies אֹיְבַ֛י (’ō·yə·ḇay) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary before me.” לְפָנַ֖י (lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face So עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against he called קָרָ֛א (qā·rā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read that הַה֖וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are place הַמָּק֥וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition Baal-perazim. פְּרָצִֽים׃ (pə·rā·ṣîm) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1188.htm">Strong's 1188: </a> Baal-perazim -- 'possessor of breaches', a place in Palestine <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 5:20 David came to Baal Perazim and David (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/5-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 5:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 5:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/5-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 5:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 5:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>