2 Samuel 5:21

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.

Hebrew Names Version
They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

King James Version
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

Lexham English Bible
They had left their idols there, so David and his men carried them away.

English Standard Version
And the Philistines left their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

New Century Version
The Philistines left their idols behind at Baal Perazim, so David and his men carried them away.

New English Translation
The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men picked them up.

Amplified Bible
The Philistines abandoned their [pagan] idols there, so David and his men took them away [to be burned].

New American Standard Bible
And the Philistines abandoned their idols there, so David and his men carried them away.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And there they left their images, and Dauid and his men burnt them.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they forsook their idols there; so David and his men carried them away.

Contemporary English Version
David and his troops also carried away the idols that the Philistines had left behind.

Complete Jewish Bible
The P'lishtim had left their idols there, so David and his men took them away.

Darby Translation
And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Philistines left the statues of their gods behind at Baal Perazim. David and his men took them away.

George Lamsa Translation
And they left their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

Good News Translation
When the Philistines fled, they left their idols behind, and David and his men carried them away.

Literal Translation
And they abandoned their idols there; and David and his men took them away.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they lefte their ymages there, but Dauid and his men caried the awaye.

American Standard Version
And they left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

Bible in Basic English
And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there they left their images, and Dauid and his men burnt them.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.

King James Version (1611)
And there they left their images, and Dauid and his men burnt them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they leave there their gods, and David and his men with him took them.

English Revised Version
And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.

Berean Standard Bible
There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei leften there her sculptils, whiche Dauid took, and hise men.

Young's Literal Translation
And they forsake there their idols, and David and his men lift them up.

Update Bible Version
And they left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

Webster's Bible Translation
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

World English Bible
They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

New King James Version
And they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away.

New Living Translation
The Philistines had abandoned their idols there, so David and his men confiscated them.

New Life Bible
The Philistines left their false gods there, and David and his men carried them away.

New Revised Standard
The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they left their images there, - and David and his men took them away.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they left there their idols: which David and his men took away.

Revised Standard Version
And the Philistines left their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
They abandoned their idols there, so David and his men carried them away.

Contextual Overview

¹⁷When the Philistines got word that David had been made king over all Israel, they came on the hunt for him. David heard of it and went down to the stronghold. When the Philistines arrived, they deployed their forces in Raphaim Valley. ¹⁹ Then David prayed to God : "Shall I go up and fight the Philistines? Will you help me beat them?" ²⁰"Go up," God replied. "Count on me. I'll help you beat them." David then went straight to Baal Perazim, and smashed them to pieces. Afterward David said, " God exploded on my enemies like a gush of water." That's why David named the place Baal Perazim (The-Master-Who-Explodes). The retreating Philistines dumped their idols, and David and his soldiers took them away. ²²Later there was a repeat performance. The Philistines came up again and deployed their troops in the Rephaim Valley. David again prayed to God . This time God said, "Don't attack them head-on. Instead, circle around behind them and ambush them from the grove of sacred trees. When you hear the sound of shuffling in the trees, get ready to move out. It's a signal that God is going ahead of you to smash the Philistine camp." David did exactly what God told him. He routed the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. ²⁴ Before long all the tribes of Israel approached David in Hebron and said, "Look at us—your own flesh and blood! In time past when Saul was our king, you were the one who really ran the country. Even then God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel and you'll be the prince.'" All the leaders of Israel met with King David at Hebron, and the king made a treaty with them in the presence of God . And so they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he became king, and ruled for forty years. In Hebron he ruled Judah for seven and a half years. In Jerusalem he ruled all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years. David and his men immediately set out for Jerusalem to take on the Jebusites, who lived in that country. But they said, "You might as well go home! Even the blind and the lame could keep you out. You can't get in here!" They had convinced themselves that David couldn't break through. But David went right ahead and captured the fortress of Zion, known ever since as the City of David. That day David said, "To get the best of these Jebusites, one must target the water system, not to mention this so-called lame and blind bunch that David hates." (In fact, he was so sick and tired of it, people coined the expression, "No lame and blind allowed in the palace.") David made the fortress city his home and named it "City of David." He developed the city from the outside terraces inward. David proceeded with a longer stride, a larger embrace since the God -of-the-Angel-Armies was with him. It was at this time that Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, along with timbers of cedar. He also sent carpenters and masons to build a house for David. David took this as a sign that God had confirmed him as king of Israel, giving his kingship world prominence for the sake of Israel, his people. David took on more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he left Hebron. And more sons and daughters were born to him. These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, Eliphelet. When the Philistines got word that David had been made king over all Israel, they came on the hunt for him. David heard of it and went down to the stronghold. When the Philistines arrived, they deployed their forces in Raphaim Valley. Then David prayed to God : "Shall I go up and fight the Philistines? Will you help me beat them?" "Go up," God replied. "Count on me. I'll help you beat them." David then went straight to Baal Perazim, and smashed them to pieces. Afterward David said, " God exploded on my enemies like a gush of water." That's why David named the place Baal Perazim (The-Master-Who-Explodes). The retreating Philistines dumped their idols, and David and his soldiers took them away. Later there was a repeat performance. The Philistines came up again and deployed their troops in the Rephaim Valley. David again prayed to God . This time God said, "Don't attack them head-on. Instead, circle around behind them and ambush them from the grove of sacred trees. When you hear the sound of shuffling in the trees, get ready to move out. It's a signal that God is going ahead of you to smash the Philistine camp." ²⁵ David did exactly what God told him. He routed the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

David: Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 7:25, 1 Samuel 5:2-6, 1 Chronicles 14:11, 1 Chronicles 14:12, Isaiah 37:19

burned them: or, took them away, Isaiah 46:1, Isaiah 46:2, Jeremiah 43:12

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:30 - my gods 2 Kings 10:26 - and burned them 2 Kings 19:18 - have cast 2 Chronicles 25:14 - his gods Jeremiah 22:28 - a despised

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they left their images,.... Their idol gods, which they brought with them to protect and defend them, and give them success; perhaps in imitation of the Israelites, who formerly brought the ark of God into their camp against the Philistines, 1 Samuel 4:3; and it appears to have been the custom of other countries, in later times, to bring their gods with them to battle x:

and David and his men burnt them: that is, his men burnt them at his command, 1 Chronicles 14:12; agreeably to the law of God, that so no profit might be made of them, Deuteronomy 7:5; the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, and others, render it, "and took them", or "carried them away" y; as they might do, and, after they had exposed them in triumph, then burnt them.

x "Omnigenumque Deum", c. Virgil. Aeneid. l. 8. y וישאם και ελαβοσαν αυτους, Sept. "tulit", V. L. Tigurine version, Montanus "sustulit", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And there they left their images - An indication of the precipitancy of their flight, and the suddenness with which the Israelites burst upon them like a “breach of waters.” The King James Version rendering “Burned them,” does not give a translation (compare the margin), but a gloss, warranted by the explanation given in marginal references

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 5:21. They left their images — It was the custom of most nations to carry their gods with them to battle: in imitation of this custom the Israelites once took the ark and lost it in the field; see 1 Samuel 4:10-11.