2 Samuel 5:20
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.
Note Baal-Perazim means The Lord Bursts Out.
And David came to Baal-perazim, 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 Baal-perazim.
Note Baal-perazim: that is, the plain of breaches
David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, “The Lord has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
Note “Baal Perazim” means “Lord who breaks out”.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Baal-perazim
- that is, The plain of breaches.
- Isaiah 28:21