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New King James Version

2 Samuel 5:22

Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Philistines;   Prayer;   Rephaim;   War;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Rephaim;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Rephaim, Valley of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahijah;   Giants;   Philistia;   Rephaim, Valley of;   Saul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Philistines, the;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Israel;   Philistines;   Rephaim;   Samuel, Books of;   Titans;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Rephaim, Valley of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Rephaim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Philis'tines;   Reph'a-Im, the Valley of,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Rephaim, Vale of;   Samuel, Books of;   Titans;   War;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - David;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Philistines came up again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
Hebrew Names Version
The Pelishtim came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Refa'im.
King James Version
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Lexham English Bible
Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
English Standard Version
And the Philistines came up yet again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
New Century Version
Once again the Philistines came and camped at the Valley of Rephaim.
New English Translation
The Philistines again came up and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.
Amplified Bible
The Philistines came up once again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
New American Standard Bible
Now the Philistines came up once again and overran the Valley of Rephaim.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe the Philistims came vp, and spred themselues in the valley of Rephaim.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the Philistines yet again came up and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.
Contemporary English Version
Some time later, the Philistines came back into the hill country and camped in Rephaim Valley.
Complete Jewish Bible
The P'lishtim came up again and deployed in the Refa'im Valley.
Darby Translation
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Easy-to-Read Version
Again the Philistines came up and camped in Rephaim Valley.
George Lamsa Translation
And the Philistines came up yet again and encamped in the Valley of the Giants.
Good News Translation
Then the Philistines went back to Rephaim Valley and occupied it again.
Literal Translation
And the Philistines again came up and were spread out in the Valley of the Giants.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuerthelesse the Philistynes wente vp agayne, and scatered them selues beneth in the valley of Rephaim.
American Standard Version
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Bible in Basic English
And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Philistines came yet againe, and layde them selues in the valley of Rephaim.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
King James Version (1611)
And the Philistines came vp yet againe, and spread themselues in the valley of Rephaim.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Philistines came up yet again, and assembled in the valley of Giants.
English Revised Version
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Berean Standard Bible
Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Filisteis addiden yit, that thei schulden stie, and thei weren spred abrood in the valey of Raphaym.
Young's Literal Translation
And the Philistines add again to come up, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim,
Update Bible Version
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the Philistines came 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.
New Living Translation
But after a while the Philistines returned and again spread out across the valley of Rephaim.
New Life Bible
The Philistines came up again, and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.
New Revised Standard
Once again the Philistines came up, and were spread out in the valley of Rephaim.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, yet again, did the Philistines come up, - and they spread themselves out in the vale of Rephaim.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Philistines came up again and spread themselves into the valley of Raphaim.
Revised Standard Version
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread out in the valley of Reph'aim.
THE MESSAGE
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." David did exactly what God told him. He routed the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the Philistines came up once again and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.

Contextual Overview

17 1 Chronicles 14:8-17">[xr] Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went down to the stronghold. 18 The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. 19 So David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?" And the LORD said to David, "Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand." 20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, "The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water." Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. [fn] 21 And they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away. 22 Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. 23 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, and He said, "You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. 24 And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the LORD will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines." 25 25 And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba [fn] as far as Gezer.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

came up: 1 Kings 20:22, 1 Chronicles 14:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 14:5 - Rephaims Joshua 15:8 - valley of the giants Joshua 17:15 - giants 2 Samuel 21:15 - the Philistines 2 Samuel 23:13 - the valley 1 Chronicles 11:15 - in the Psalms 84:6 - Baca Isaiah 17:5 - the valley

Cross-References

Genesis 5:5
So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
Genesis 5:6
Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.
Genesis 5:24
And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
Genesis 6:9
This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
Genesis 17:1
Exodus 12:43-13:2">[xr] When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.
Genesis 24:40
But he said to me, "The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father's house.
Genesis 48:15
And he blessed Joseph, and said: "God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.
Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.
Deuteronomy 5:33
You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Philistines came up yet again,.... And, as Josephus says z, with an army three times larger than the former:

and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim; in the same place where they were before, 2 Samuel 5:20.

z Antiqu. l. 7. c. 4. sect. 1.


 
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