2 Samuel 5:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.”
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“There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they left their images there; and David and his men took them away.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they forsake there their idols, and David and his men lift them up.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 5:21 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 7:5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
- Deuteronomy 7:25You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
- 1 Samuel 5:2carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
- 1 Chronicles 14:11So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.
- Isaiah 37:19They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
- Isaiah 46:1Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
- Isaiah 46:2The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.
- Jeremiah 43:12I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.
- Jeremiah 48:7Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.
- Daniel 11:8He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
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