2 Samuel 5:20 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Baal-perazim - Master or possessor of breaches, equivalent to “place of breaches.” It was on a hill near Gibeon (see the cross-reference).

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Baal – perazim = possessor (or lord) of breaches. After David had inquired of the Lord and received a f…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

And David heard of it, and went down to the hold. The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And David enquired …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And David came to Baalperazim
As it was after called, for here it has its name by anticipation, and from where the P…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The Philistines did not consider that David had the presence of God with him, which Saul had forfeited and lost. The kingdom of the Messiah, as soo…

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