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10 and David asked the Lord, “If I go out and fight them, will you give me the victory?”

And the Lord replied, “Yes, I will.”

11 So he attacked them at Baal-perazim and wiped them out. He exulted, “God has used me to sweep away my enemies like water bursting through a dam!” That is why the place has been known as Baal-perazim ever since (meaning, “The Place of Breaking Through”).

12 After the battle the Israelis picked up many idols left by the Philistines, but David ordered them burned.

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