Scripture · Old Testament
2 Samuel 5:22
2 Samuel 5:22 is verse 22 of 2 Samuel chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
King James Version
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
World English Bible
The Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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2 Samuel 5:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
21 There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.
22 Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
24 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Kings 20:22Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”
1 Chronicles 14:13Once again the Philistines raided the valley.