# 2 Samuel 5:18

> Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

— 2 Samuel 5:18, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Valley of Rephaim** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/valley-of-rephaim

## When

- c. 1010-1003 BC (counted from the text)
- Date source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5 gives the length of the reign, not the year. The absolute years come from the chronology of the kings, anchored in 1 Kings 6:1.

## Who ruled

- **David**, king of Israel, 1010-970 BC · Source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5, which gives the length of the reign; the Tel Dan stele, which mentions the "house of David" (the oldest record of the name outside the Bible)

## See also

- Joshua 15:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/15/8
- Genesis 14:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/14/5
- Joshua 17:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/17/15
- 2 Samuel 23:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/23/13
- Joshua 18:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/18/16
- Isaiah 17:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/17/5

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/18
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).