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10 David asked God, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to him, “March up! I will hand them over to you!” 11 So they marched against Baal Perazim and David defeated them there. David said, “Using me as his instrument,[a] God has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So that place is called Baal Perazim.[b] 12 The Philistines left[c] their idols[d] there, so David ordered that they be burned.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 14:11 tn Heb “by my hand.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 14:11 sn The name Baal Perazim means “Lord of outbursts” in Hebrew.
  3. 1 Chronicles 14:12 tn Heb “they abandoned.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 14:12 tn Heb “gods.”

10 so David inquired of God: “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?”

The Lord answered him, “Go, I will deliver them into your hands.”

11 So David and his men went up to Baal Perazim,(A) and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.[a] 12 The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn(B) them in the fire.(C)

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  1. 1 Chronicles 14:11 Baal Perazim means the lord who breaks out.