📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 14:8
What does 1 Chronicles 14:8 mean?
"When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went out against them."
— 1 Chronicles 14:8 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went out against them.
Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to him, “Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.”
So they came up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand, like waters breaking out. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
Explanation
This verse describes a specific moment right after David becomes king over the entire nation of Israel, not just his home tribe of Judah. Word of his coronation reaches the Philistines, a rival people group living along the coastal plain who had long been Israel's fiercest enemies. Recognizing that a united Israel under a strong king poses a serious threat to their own interests, the Philistines mobilize their forces
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