2 Samuel 5:18

5:17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

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Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

5:19 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.

What does 2 Samuel 5:18 mean?

2 Samuel 5:18 is a verse in the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy), בּוֹא (bôwʼ), נָטַשׁ (nâṭash). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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The

PhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיPᵉlishtîy/pel-ish-tee'/H6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth

also

cameבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

and

spreadנָטַשׁnâṭash/naw-tash'/H5203properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject, let alone, permit, remit, etc.)

themselves

the

valleyעֵמֶקʻêmeq/ay'-mek/H6010a vale (i.e. broad depression)

Rephaim.רָפָאrâphâʼ/raw-faw'/H7497a giant

Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:18

HENRY_FULL · 2 Samuel 5:18

oduction" When David was dismissed from the army of the Philistines he did not go over to the camp of Israel, but, being expelled by Saul, observed an exact neutrality, and silently retired to his own city Ziklag, leaving the armies ready to engage. Now here we are told, I. What a melancholy posture he found the city in, all laid waste by the Amalekites, and what distress it occasioned him and his men, ver. 1-6 . II. What course he took to recover what he had lost. He enquired of God, and took out a commission from him ( ver. 7, 8 ), pursued the enemy ( ver. 9, 10 ), gained intelligence from a straggler ( ver. 11-15 ), attacked and routed the plunderers ( ver. 16, 17 ), and recovered all that they had carried off, ver. 18-20 . III. What method he observed in the distribution of the spoil, ver. 21-31 . Ziklag Burnt. ( b. c. 10

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Samuel 5:19

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.

Job 38:11

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? thy: Heb. the pride of thy waves

Isaiah 27:8

In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. it shooteth: or, thou sendest it forth he: or, when he removeth it with

Isaiah 27:9

By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. images: or, sun images

Topics

Philistines Rain Rephaim, or Giants, the Valleys

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Samuel 5:18.

2 Samuel 5:22

And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

1 Chronicles 11:15

Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. three: or, three captains over the thirty

1 Chronicles 14:9

And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

2 Samuel 23:13

And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. three: or, the three captains over the thirty

Genesis 14:5

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, Shaveh: or, The plain of Kiriathaim

Joshua 15:8

And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

Joshua 18:16

And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,

Judges 15:9

Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

Frequently asked questions

What does 2 Samuel 5:18 say?

2 Samuel 5:18 (King James Version) reads: "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."

Is 2 Samuel 5:18 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Samuel 5:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Samuel.

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