1 Chronicles 14:8-16

David’s Family Enlarged

⁸When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up in search of David; and David heard about it and went out against them. ⁹Now the Philistines had come and carried out a raid in the Valley of Rephaim. ¹⁰David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You hand them over to me?” Then the Lord said to him, “Go up, for I will hand them over to you.” ¹¹So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there; and David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore they named that place Baal-perazim. ¹²They abandoned their gods there; so David gave the order and they were burned with fire.

¹³The Philistines carried out yet another raid in the valley. ¹⁴David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the baka-shrubs. ¹⁵When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the baka-shrubs, then you shall go out to battle, for God will have gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.” ¹⁶David did just as God had commanded him, and they defeated the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.