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Thursday, July 17th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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1 Chronicles 14:16

David did what God told him to do. So David and his men defeated the Philistine army. They killed Philistine soldiers all the way from the town of Gibeon to the town of Gezer.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gazer;   Gibeon;   Philistines;   Thompson Chain Reference - Gibeon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Tyre or Tyrus;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Geba;   Gezer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Geba;   Gezer;   Ner;   Philistia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gazer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Geba;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Geba ;   Gezer, Gezrites ;   Gibeon ;   Rephaim, Valley of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Rephaim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ga'zer;   Philis'tines;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Geba;   Gibeon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Geba;   Gezer;   Gibeon and Gibeonites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
Hebrew Names Version
David did as God commanded him: and they struck the host of the Pelishtim from Giv`on even to Gezer.
King James Version
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
English Standard Version
And David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
New Century Version
David did as God commanded, and he and his men defeated the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
New English Translation
David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
Amplified Bible
So David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.
New American Standard Bible
David did just as God had commanded him, and they defeated the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.
World English Bible
David did as God commanded him: and they struck the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Dauid did as God had commaunded him: and they smote the hoste of the Philistims from Gibeon euen to Gezer.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.
Berean Standard Bible
So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
Contemporary English Version
David obeyed God and he defeated the Philistines. He even chased them all the way from Gibeon to the entrance to Gezer.
Complete Jewish Bible
David did as God had ordered him to do and pursued his attack on the army of the P'lishtim from Giv‘on to Gezer.
Darby Translation
And David did as God commanded him; and they smote the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
George Lamsa Translation
And David therefore did as the LORD commanded him; and they smote the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gadar.
Good News Translation
David did what God had commanded, and so he drove the Philistines back from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.
Lexham English Bible
And David did as God commanded him, and they struck the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon to Gezer.
Literal Translation
And David did as God commanded him. And they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid dyd as God commaunded him. And they smote the hoost of the Philistynes from Gibeon forth vnto Gaser.
American Standard Version
And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
Bible in Basic English
And David did as the Lord had said; and they overcame the army of the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon as far as Gezer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Dauid therfore did as God commaunded him, and they smote the hoast of the Philistines, from Gibeon to Gazer.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David did as God commanded him; and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
King James Version (1611)
Dauid therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the hoste of the Philistines from Gibeon euen to Gazer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did as God commanded him: and he smote the army of the Philistines from Gabaon to Gazera.
English Revised Version
And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Dauid dide as God comaundide to hym, and he smoot the castels of Filisteis fro Gabaon `til to Gazara.
Update Bible Version
And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
Webster's Bible Translation
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
New King James Version
So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.
New Living Translation
So David did what God commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
New Life Bible
David did just as God had told him, and they destroyed the Philistine army from Gibeon as far as Gezer.
New Revised Standard
David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So David did as God commanded him, - and they smote the host of the Philistines, from Gibeon even unto Gezer.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David did as God had commanded him, and defeated the army of the Philistines, slaying them from Gabaon to Gazera.
Revised Standard Version
And David did as God commanded him, and they smote the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
Young's Literal Translation
And David doth as God commanded him, and they smite the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon even unto Gazer;
THE MESSAGE
David did exactly as God commanded, slaughtering Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.

Contextual Overview

8 The Philistines heard that David had been chosen to be the king of Israel, so all the Philistines went to look for him. When David heard about it, he went out to fight them. 9 The Philistines attacked the people living in the Valley of Rephaim and stole their things. 10 David asked God, "Should I go and fight the Philistines? Will you let me defeat them?" The Lord answered David, "Go. I will let you defeat the Philistines." 11 Then David and his men went up to the town of Baal Perazim. There David and his men defeated the Philistines. David said, "Waters break out from a broken dam. In the same way God has broken through my enemies! God has done this through me." That is why that place is named Baal Perazim. 12 The Philistines had left their idols at Baal Perazim. David ordered his men to burn the idols. 13 The Philistines attacked the people living in the Valley of Rephaim again. 14 David prayed to God again, and God answered his prayer. God said, "David, don't follow the Philistines up the hill when you attack. Instead, go around them and hide on the other side of the balsam trees. 15 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, go out to battle because that is the sign that God has gone out in front of you to defeat the Philistines." 16 David did what God told him to do. So David and his men defeated the Philistine army. They killed Philistine soldiers all the way from the town of Gibeon to the town of Gezer. 17 So David became famous in all the countries. The Lord made all nations afraid of him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

did as God: Genesis 6:22, Exodus 39:42, Exodus 39:43, John 2:5, John 13:17, John 15:14

Gibeon: 2 Samuel 5:25, Geba

Gazer: 1 Chronicles 6:67, Joshua 16:10, Gezer

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:60 - thirteen cities Isaiah 28:21 - the valley

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.
Genesis 14:11
So Kedorlaomer and his armies took everything that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah owned. They took all their food and clothing and left.
Genesis 14:12
Lot, the son of Abram's brother, was living in Sodom, and they captured him. They also took everything he owned and left.
Genesis 14:18
Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, also went to meet Abram. He brought bread and wine.
Genesis 14:19
He blessed Abram and said, "Abram, may you be blessed by God Most High, the one who made heaven and earth.
1 Samuel 30:8
Then David prayed to the Lord . "Should I chase the people who took our families? Will I catch them?" The Lord answered, "Chase them. You will catch them, and you will save your families."
Isaiah 41:2
Who woke up the man who is coming from the east? He called Justice to march with him. He uses his sword to crush nations. He uses his bow and conquers kings— they run away like straw blown by the wind.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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