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Baal-perazim

• Today Ez Zuhur
• Location disputed

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Battles and sieges

1. c. 1000 BCDavid breaks the Philistines at Baal-perazim 2 Sam 5:17–25
   David, newly anointed king over Israel, against the Philistines spread in the valley of Rephaim. The Philistines are smitten at Baal-perazim and leave their images; a second time they are driven from Geba to Gezer.

Verses (2)

2 Sam 5:20

And David came to Baal-perazim, 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 Baal-perazim.

1 Chr 14:11

So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

King James Version