2 Samuel 5:21
The Philistia men left their idols there; so David and his soldiers took them away.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
In Context
22Then the Philistia army returned to Rephaim Valley and spread all over the valley.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:5This is what you must do to those people: Tear down their ◄altars/places for sacrificing animals►, break apart the stone pillars that are dedicated to their male god Baal, cut down the poles that they use when they worship the goddess Asherah, and burn their wooden idols.
1 Samuel 5:2They carried it into the temple of their god Dagon, and placed it alongside a statue of Dagon.
Isaiah 37:19And they have thrown all the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But they were not really gods. They were only idols made of wood and stone, and that is why they were destroyed easily.
Isaiah 46:2It seems like both gods are bowing down; not only can they not save themselves, but they themselves are being ◄exiled/taken to another country►!
Jeremiah 48:7But you trusted that because you were rich and powerful, you would be safe; so you will be captured. The statue of your god Chemosh and all his priests and officials will be taken away to distant lands.
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 →