9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
9 Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim;
9 Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.
9 On their way, the Philistines stopped off to plunder the Valley of Rephaim.
9 Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim.
9 The Philistines arrived and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 14:9
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David's victories.
In this chapter we have an account of, 1. David's kingdom established. 2. His family built up. 3. His enemies defeated. This is repeated from 2 Samuel 5. Let the fame of David be looked upon as a type and figure of the exalted honour of the Son of David.