2 Samuel 5:21
And they left their images there,—and David and his men took them away.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
In Context
22And, yet again, did the Philistines come up, —and they spread themselves out in the vale of Rephaim.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:5Verily, thus, shall ye do unto them: Their altars, shall ye tear down, And their pillars, shall ye break in pieces,—And their sacred stems, shall ye hew down, And their carved images, shall ye burn up in the fire.
1 Samuel 5:2And, when the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon,—and placed it by the side of Dagon.
Isaiah 37:19and have put their gods in the fire,—for, no-gods, were they, but the work of the hands of men wood and stone and so they destroyed them.
Isaiah 46:2They have cowered they have crouched at once, And they cannot rescue the burden,—But their own soul, into captivity, hath departed.
Jeremiah 48:7For seeing thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, Thou too, shalt be captured,—Then shall Chemosh go forth 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 →