2Sa 5:20 | TNotes | STEP | 5:20 Baal-perazim: David used the term Baal to honor the Lord for the victory he gave Israel. The title means “the lord of earthquakes/openings,” and was evidently an acceptable title for Yahweh until the Canaanite worship of Baal became an overwhelming problem in Israel. Every time David engaged in combat with the Philistines in 2 Samuel (5:17-25 ; 8:1 ; 21:15-22 ; 23:13-17 ), he won without losing a single soldier. How different from Saul, for whom victory over the Philistines was impossible!

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‏ 2 Samuel 5:20

5:20 ^a Baal-perazim: David used the term Baal to honor the Lord for the victory he gave Israel. The title means “the lord of earthquakes/openings,” and was evidently an acceptable title for Yahweh until the Canaanite worship of Baal became an overwhelming problem in Israel. Every time David engaged in combat with the Philistines in 2 Samuel (5:17-25 ^b; 8:1 ^c; 21:15-22 ^d; 23:13-17 ^e), he won without losing a single soldier. How different from Saul, for whom victory over the Philistines was impossible!