1st Chronicles Chapter 14 verse 9 Holy Bible
Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
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Now the Philistines had come, and had gone out in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
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And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
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And the Philistines have come, and rush into the valley of Rephaim,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - Spread themselves. The root, פָשַׁט appears here for the נָטַש of the parallel place. So also again in ver. 13 of this chapter. In the valley of Rephaim; i.e. of giants, though some translate "healers," and yet others "chiefs." Though not Canaanites, they once held portions of Canaan. Their origin is very uncertain. Kalisch ('Commentary on Old Testament,' p. 351) thinks they were descendants of Japheth (Genesis 14:5; Genesis 15:20; Deuteronomy 2:9-11; Deuteronomy 3:11). The "valley" was south of Jerusalem, but whether more south-east or south-west is not certain; probably the former (Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:16; Isaiah 17:5).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) And the Philistines came.--Now the Philistines had come. The narrative goes back to 1Chronicles 14:8 a. The invaders had approached by another road than usual, and encamped in the valley of Rephaim (1Chronicles 11:15).Spread themselves.--The chronicler has given an easier term than that used in Samuel.
