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10 so David enquired of God, ‘Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me? ’

The Lord replied, ‘Attack, and I will hand them over to you.’

11 So the Israelites went up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there. Then David said, ‘Like a bursting flood, God has used me to burst out against my enemies.’ Therefore, they named that place The Lord Bursts Out.[a] 12 The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire.

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  1. 14:11 Or Baal-perazim