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Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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The Valley of Giants
Commentators explain that the "valley of Rephaim," also known as the "valley of the giants," was a large, strategic plain just southwest of Jerusalem. The Philistines' ability to encamp there in such large numbers highlights the immediate and serious military threat David faced right after unifying the kingdom.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Rephaim. —Translated in Joshua 15:8, the valley of the giants. It was a fruitful valley, stretching some three miles S. a…
Baptist
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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. Or "of the giants", as (Joshua 15:8…
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Presbyterian
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…
