1 Chronicles 14:11

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 14:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
1 Chronicles 14:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there--In an engagement fought at Mount Perazim (Isa 28:21), in the valley of Rephaim, a few miles west of Jerusalem, the Philistines were defeated and put to flight.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Baalperazim: Sa2 5:20; Isa 28:21 God: Psa 18:13-15, Psa 44:3, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:10 like the breaking: Exo 14:28; Job 30:14; Mat 7:27 Baalperazim: that is, a place of breaches 1 Chronicles 14:12”
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