2 Samuel 5:18

18 The Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

2 Samuel 5:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 5:18

The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley
of Rephaim.
] Or "of the giants", as ( Joshua 15:8 ) ; which lay to the west of Jerusalem; of which, (See Gill on Joshua 15:8); the Philistines spreading themselves in it, shows that they were very numerous.

2 Samuel 5:18 In-Context

16 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.

17 The Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel. So their whole army went to look for him. But David heard about it. He went down to his usual place of safety.

18 The Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

19 So David asked the LORD for advice. He said, "Should I go and attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?" The LORD answered him, "Go. You can be sure that I will hand the Philistines over to you."

20 So David went to Baal Perazim. There he won the battle over the Philistines. He said, "The LORD has broken through against my enemies when I've attacked them, just as water breaks through a dam." That's why the place was called Baal Perazim.