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The Lord of the Breakthrough
Commentators explain that David named the place "Baal-perazim," meaning "Lord of the Breakthroughs." This was not a reference to a pagan god, but a powerful declaration that the God of Israel was the true master of breaking through enemy lines. David immediately gave God all the credit, memorializing the victory as God's action, not his own.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Samuel 5:20
18th Century
Theologian
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
On 2 Samuel 5:20
19th Century
Bishop
Baal – perazim = possessor (or lord) of breaches. After David had inquired of the Lord and received a f…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Samuel 5:20–21
19th Century
Preacher
Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim. And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
The Ph…
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John Gill
On 2 Samuel 5:20
17th Century
Pastor
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
On 2 Samuel 5:17–25
17th Century
Minister
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…