2 Samuel 5:19-21

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¹⁹ David asked the Lord, saying, “Should I go up to fight against the Philistines? Will you help me defeat them?”

The Lord answered, “Yes, I certainly will help you defeat the Philistines.”

²⁰ Then David went to Baal Perazim and defeated the Philistines in that place. He said, “The Lord broke through my enemies like water breaking through a dam.” That is why David named that place “Baal Perazim.”^{[a] 21} The Philistines left the statues of their gods behind at Baal Perazim. David and his men took them away.