2 Samuel 5:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸ So the Philistines camped in Rephaim Valley.^[a]

¹⁹ David asked the Lord, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you let me win?”

The Lord told David, “Attack! I will let you win.”

²⁰ 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.”^[b]