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  • 2 Samuel 5:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 20 So David came to Baʹal-pe·raʹzim, and David struck them down there. At that he said: “Jehovah has broken through my enemies+ before me, like a breach made by waters.” That is why he named that place Baʹal-pe·raʹzim.*+

  • 2 Samuel 5:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 20 So David came to Baʹal-pe·raʹzim, and David struck them down there. At that he said: “Jehovah has broken through my enemies+ before me, like a breach made by waters.” That is why he named that place Baʹal-pe·raʹzim.*+

  • 2 Samuel 5:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 20 So David came to Baʹal-pe·raʹzim,+ and David got to strike them down there. At that he said: “Jehovah has broken through my enemies+ ahead of me, like a gap made by waters.” That is why he called the name of that place Baʹal-pe·raʹzim.*+

  • 2 Samuel 5:20
    The Bible in Living English
    • 20 And David came in at Baal-Perasim; and David defeated them there, and said “Jehovah burst my enemies before me like a bursting dam”; hence the place is named Baal-Perasim, “Baal of bursts.”

  • 2 Samuel 5:20
    American Standard Version
    • 20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

  • 2 Samuel 5:20
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 20 And David entered Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said—Yahweh hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me like a breaking forth of waters. For this cause, called he the name of that place Baal-perazim.

  • 2 Samuel
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 5:20 it-1 233, 588; w91 6/1 21

  • 2 Samuel
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 5:20 sl 337; w59 133; w36 39, 295

  • 2 Samuel
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 5:20

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 233, 588

      The Watchtower,

      6/1/1991, pp. 20-21

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