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18 So the Philistines came and camped in the Valley of Rephaim. David asked the Lord, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you help me defeat them?”

19 The Lord said to David, “Go! I will certainly help you defeat them.”

20 So David went to Baal Perazim and defeated the Philistines there. David said, “Like a flood of water, the Lord has broken through my enemies.” So David named the place Baal Perazim.[a]

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  1. 5:20 Baal Perazim This name means “the Lord breaks through.”

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