Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They abandoned their idols there, so
King James Version
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
Holman Bible
The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.
International Standard Version
The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his army carried them off.
A Conservative Version
And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
American Standard Version
And they left their images there; and David and his men took them away.
Amplified
The Philistines abandoned their [pagan] idols there, so David and his men took them away [to be burned].
Bible in Basic English
And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.
Darby Translation
And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will leave there their images, and David and his men will take them away.
King James 2000
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They had left their idols there, so David and his men carried them away.
Modern King James verseion
And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there they left their images, and David and his men took them up.
NET Bible
The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men picked them up.
New Heart English Bible
They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.
The Emphasized Bible
And they left their images there, - and David and his men took them away.
Webster
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
World English Bible
They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they forsake there their idols, and David and his men lift them up.
Themes
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » David
Idolatry » Everything connected with, should be destroyed
Philistines » David » Often defeated in the course of his reign
Philistines » Defeated by david
Prayer » Answered » David, asking whether he should go to war against the philistines
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 5:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
War With The Philistines
20
And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there and said, The LORD has broken forth upon my enemies before me as the breach of waters. Therefore, he called the name of that place Baalperazim.
21 They abandoned their idols there, so
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:5
But thus shall ye deal with them: ye shall destroy their altars and break down their images and cut down their groves and burn their graven images in the fire.
Deuteronomy 7:25
The graven images of their gods ye shall burn in the fire; thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them nor take it unto thee lest thou be snared therein; for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
1 Samuel 5:2-6
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
1 Chronicles 14:11-12
So they came up to Baalperazim, and David smote them there. Then David said, God has broken in upon my enemies by my hand like the breaking forth of waters. Therefore, they called the name of that place Baalperazim.
Isaiah 37:19
and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.
Isaiah 46:1-2
Bel bowed down; Nebo is fallen; their images were placed upon animals and upon beasts of burden that will carry you, laden with yourselves, burden of weariness.
Jeremiah 43:12
And I will put fire to the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he shall go forth from there in peace.