And the Philistines came up again and spread themselves in the valley of Raphaim.

And the Philistines add again to come up, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim,

And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

And the Philistines continued still, so that they ascended and spread themselves out in the Valley of Rephaim.

And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of (g) Rephaim.
(g) Meaning the valley of giants, which David called Baalperazim, because of his victory.

And the Philistines came up yet again,.... And, as Josephus says (z), with an army three times larger than the former:
and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim; in the same place where they were before, 2-Samuel 5:20.
(z) Antiqu. l. 7. c. 4. sect. 1.

the Philistines came up yet again--The next year they renewed their hostile attempt with a larger force, but God manifestly interposed in David's favor.

And spread themselves - The expression intimates, that they were very numerous, and made a very formidable appearance. So we read, Revelation 20:9, of the church's enemies going up on the breadth of the earth. But the wider they spread themselves, the fairer mark they are for God's arrows.