# 2 Samuel 5:20

> So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim.

— 2 Samuel 5:20, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Baal-perazim** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/baal-perazim

## 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

- Isaiah 28:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/28/21

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/20
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).