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19 Then (A)David asked of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?” And (B)Yahweh said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.” 20 So David came to (C)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 [a]Baal-perazim. 21 And they forsook their idols there; so (D)David and his men carried them away.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit the master of breakthrough

19 So David (A)inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against 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.”

20 So David went to (B)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 [a]Baal Perazim. 21 And they left their [b]images there, and David and his men (C)carried them away.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit. Master of Breakthroughs
  2. 2 Samuel 5:21 idols