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1 Chronicles 14:12
There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — After David’s victory at Baal-perazim, the Philistines left their idols behind, and David commanded them to be destroyed (1 Chronicles 14:11–12).
The words — וַ/יַּעַזְבוּ־ (va/i.ya.'az.vu-) = and/they abandoned [H5800]; וַ/יִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ (va/i.yi.sa.re.Fu) = and/they were burned [H8313].
The thread — The burning of captured idols appears in Exodus 32:20 and 2 Kings 19:18, while Deuteronomy 7:5 outlines the broader command to dismantle foreign worship infrastructure.
Why it lands — The text records a military victory followed by the practical removal of enemy deities, requiring readers to track the narrative pattern of judgment on false gods without adding devotional commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
Cross-references
- Exodus 32:20 Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.
- 2 Kings 19:18 They 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.
- Deuteronomy 7:5 Instead, 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 7:25 You 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 5:2 carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
- Exodus 12:12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.