2 Samuel 5:21

And they left there their idols: which David and his men took away.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

In Context

20And David came to Baal Pharisim: and defeated them there, and he said: The Lord hath divided my enemies before me, as waters are divided. Therefore the name of the place was called Baal Pharisim.

22And the Philistines came up again and spread themselves in the valley of Raphaim.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:5But thus rather shall you deal with them: Destroy their altars, and break their statues, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven things.

1 Samuel 5:2And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the temple of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

Isaiah 37:19And they have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the works of men's hands, of wood and stone: and they broke them in pieces.

Isaiah 46:2They are consumed, and are broken together: they could not save him that carried them, and they themselves shall go into captivity.

Jeremiah 48:7For because thou hast trusted in thy bulwarks, and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chamos shall go into captivity, his priests, and his princes together.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:18-25

David Defeats the Philistines. ( b. c. 1046.) 17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold. 18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 19 And David enquired of the Lord , saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 20 And… Read the whole commentary →

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