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The Failure of False Gods
Commentators note that the Philistines brought their idols into battle for protection, much as Israel had once brought the Ark. Their hasty retreat, which forced them to abandon their gods on the battlefield, serves as a stark illustration of the powerlessness of false gods when confronted by the living God of Israel.
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2 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Samuel 5:21
18th Century
Theologian
And there they left their images - This indicates the haste of their flight and the suddenness with which the Israelites burst upon them lik…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 5:21
19th Century
Bishop
Their images. —The Philistines took their idols with them to battle, as the Israelites had formerly taken the ark, and the suddenn…
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 5:21
17th Century
Pastor
And they left their images
Their idol gods, which they brought with them to protect and defend them, and give them success; pe…
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…