2 Samuel 5 · Verse 22

2 Samuel 5:22

And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
2 Samuel 5:22, King James Version

2 Samuel 5:22 in other translations

BSBOnce again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
WEBThe Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
ASVAnd the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
YLTAnd the Philistines add again to come up, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim,
DARBYAnd the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
BBEAnd the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
WebsterAnd the Philistines came yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

What does 2 Samuel 5:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. the Philistines came up yet again--The next year they renewed their hostile attempt with a larger force, but God manifestly interposed in David's favor.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:17-25

The Philistines considered not that David had the presence of God with him, which Saul had forfeited and lost. The kingdom of the Messiah, as soon as it was set up in the world, was thus attacked by the powers of darkness. The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, Psa 2:1, &c. The destruction will turn, as this did, upon Satan's own kingdom. David owns dependence on…

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2 Samuel 5:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuand they repeatedH3254
ע֛וֹדodagainH5750
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
לַֽעֲל֑וֹתla.'a.Lotto go upH5927
וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.Shuand they were spread outH5203
בְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekin [the] valley ofH6010
רְפָאִֽים\׃re.fa.'ImRephaimH7497

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 5:22

  • 2 Samuel 5:18

    The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Kings 20:22

    And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.

  • 1 Chronicles 14:13

    And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
came up.
1Ki 20:22; 1Ch 14:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 5:21

    And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

  • 2 Samuel 5:22

    And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 2 Samuel 5:23

    And when David enquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

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2 Samuel 5:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los Filisteos tornaron á venir, y extendiéronse en el valle de Raphaim.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les Philistins montèrent encore de nouveau, et se répandirent dans la vallée des Rephaïm.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Philister zogen wiederum herauf und breiteten sich aus im Tale Rephaim.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et addiderunt adhuc Philisthiim ut ascenderent, et diffusi sunt in valle Raphaim.