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What does 1 Chronicles 14:9 mean?
"Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim."
— 1 Chronicles 14:9 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
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.
They left their gods there; and David gave a command, and they were burned with fire.
Explanation
This short verse simply reports a military development: the Philistines, Israel's longstanding enemies, launched a raiding expedition into the Valley of Rephaim, a fertile plain located southwest of Jerusalem. It is a transitional, scene-setting statement — the kind of factual detail that moves the narrative from one event to the next, informing the reader that a new threat had arisen against David's kingdom.
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