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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And David heard of it, and went down to the hold. The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. And David...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. Or "of the giants", as Joshua 15:8; which lay to the west of Jerusalem; of which, [See comments on Joshua 15:8]; the Philistines spreading themselves in it, shows that they were very numerous.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And David inquired of the Lord,.... By Abiathar, and the Urim and Thummim, in the ephod he had on: saying, shall I go up to the Philistines? who by this time were gone from the valley to an higher place, to Mount Perazim, as in Isaiah 28:21; wilt thou deliver them into my hand? here two questions are put together, and an answer returned to both,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And David came to Baalperazim,.... As it was after called, for here it has its name by anticipation, and whither the Philistines were come from the valley of Rephaim; see 1 Chronicles 14:11; which was at no great distance, the one being the hill, to which the other was the valley, computed to be about three miles from Jerusalem, in the way to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim. And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. The Philistines brought their gods with them, in the hope of being thereby defended; but “David and his men burned them.” That was the very best thing to do with them. What a pity they did not save them for aesthetic...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when David inquired of the Lord,.... For though he had success before, and got the victory, he would not engage again with them without having the mind and will of God, on whom he knew victory alone depended: he said, thou shalt not go up; that is, directly, and in a straight line: [but] fetch a compass behind them; and get to the rear of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees,.... Of a going of the wind on the tops of these trees, making a rustling upon them, and that in such a manner as to resemble the going of men, or march of armies, as if they were moving in the air over the tops of the mulberry trees; which Jarchi and R. Isaiah...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him: I hope that may be said of you and me all our lives long.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And David did so as the Lord commanded him,.... In all things he was obedient to the command of God; Saul was not: he got behind the army of the Philistines, as he was directed; and when he heard the sound in the mulberry trees, he arose and fell upon his enemies: and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer; or from Gibeon, as in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer. That is, he utterly overthrew them, and drove them away. This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 144, And 2Sa_5:17-25.