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2 Samuel 5:20
Common English Bible
2 Samuel 5:20
Common English Bible
20 So David arrived at Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. He said, “The Lord has burst out against my enemies, the way water bursts out!” That is why that place is called Baal-perazim.[a]
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- 2 Samuel 5:20 Baal-perazim means the lord (Heb baal) of breaking out; see note at 2 Sam 6:8.
2 Samuel 5:20
King James Version
2 Samuel 5:20
King James Version
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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2 Samuel 5:20
New International Version
2 Samuel 5:20
New International Version
20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, the Lord has broken out against my enemies before me.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.[a](A)
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- 2 Samuel 5:20 Baal Perazim means the lord who breaks out.
2 Samuel 5:20
New King James Version
2 Samuel 5:20
New King James Version
20 So David went to (A)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.
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- 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit. Master of Breakthroughs
2 Samuel 5:20
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 5:20
English Standard Version
20 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.” (A)Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim.[a]
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- 2 Samuel 5:20 Baal-perazim means Lord of breaking through
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