2 Samuel 5:18
What does 2 Samuel 5:18 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 5:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the Philistines have come, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the Philistines coming spread themselves in the valley of Raphaim.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Context
v.17And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.
v.18This passage
v.19And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 17:5
And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing grain, and his arm reapeth the ears; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
- Joshua 17:15
And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.
- Joshua 18:16
and the border went down to the uttermost part of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the vale of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel;
- 1 Chronicles 11:15
And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
- Joshua 15:8
and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite southward (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 uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward;
- 2 Samuel 23:13
And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
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