King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 14:13 Mean?
“And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.”
Context
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So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim. Baalperazim: that is, A place of breaches
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And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
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And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
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Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
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And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(13-16) A second Philistine invasion and defeat (2Samuel 5:22-25).
(13) **In the valley**—“of Rephaim” (Samuel). Slightly abridged.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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