Baal Perazim
בַּעַל פְּרָצִים/BAY-uhl peh-RAH-zim/
“Lord of breakings forth”
Summary
The place where David defeated the Philistines, named for God's 'breaking forth' upon his enemies.
☩David's Victory
After becoming king over all Israel, David defeated the Philistines at this location in the valley of Rephaim. He named it Baal-perazim ('lord of breaches'), saying 'The Lord has burst upon my enemies before me like a bursting flood.' The Philistines abandoned their idols there, which David's men carried away.
Key verses:2 Samuel 5:201 Chronicles 14:11
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Baal-perazim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Baal Perazim," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).