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1 Chronicles 14:13
Once again the Philistines raided the valley.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a military update following David’s victory over the Philistines and the burning of their abandoned idols. The moment captures the immediate resumption of hostilities as the same enemy force launches another incursion into the valley.
The words — The Hebrew עוֹד (‘od) and וַיֹּסִיפוּ (va.yo.si.fu) literally render “again” and “they repeated.” Paired with וַיִּפְשְׁטוּ (va.yif.she.tu) “they made a raid,” the phrasing denotes a deliberate, renewed assault rather than a spontaneous encounter.
The thread — This repeated valley raid directly echoes the earlier Philistine incursion in 1 Chronicles 14:9 and the parallel narrative in 2 Samuel 5:22. The recurrence sets the immediate context for the divine tactical response recorded in 1 Chronicles 14:14.
Why it lands — The text places renewed threat directly before divine inquiry, showing that repeated conflict is the occasion for testing leadership’s reliance on God. It asks the reader to observe how military recurrence functions as the structural trigger for seeking further instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 14:9 Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.
- 2 Samuel 5:22 Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Kings 20:22 Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”