2 Samuel 5:21

And when David inquired of the Lord,.... For though he had success before, and got the victory, he would not engage again with them without having the mind and will of God, on whom he knew victory…

And there they left their images - An indication of the precipitancy of their flight, and the suddenness with which the Israelites burst upon them like a “breach of waters.” The King James Version…

They left their images - It was the custom of most nations to carry their gods with them to battle: in imitation of this custom the Israelites once took the ark and lost it in the field; see Sa1 4:10,…

The particular service for which David was raised up was to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, Sa2 3:18. This therefore divine Providence, in the first place, gives him an opportunity of…

their images Cp. 1Sa 31:9 (E. V. idols). They brought them into the field to ensure victory, as the Edomites appear to have done (2Ch 25:14), and as the Israelites brought out the Ark (1Sa 4:3).

burnt…