2 Samuel 5:21

And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 14:12 is the parallel account, adding that David burned the idols by command.

Isaiah 37:19 describes the same practice of burning foreign gods, showing this was a standard Israelite response to conquered idols.

2 Kings 19:18 notes that Assyrian gods were burned because they were not real gods, directly paralleling David's burning of Philistine idols here.

2 Chronicles 25:14 shows Amaziah worshiping Edomite gods after victory — the opposite of David burning the Philistine idols here.

1 Samuel 5:2–6 Related theme

1 Samuel 5:2-6 shows God humiliating Dagon, similar theme of divine supremacy over Philistine idols.

2 Kings 10:26 records Jehu burning Baal's sacred pillar, a later act of destroying pagan religious objects like David burning the Philistine idols.

Jeremiah 43:12 describes Nebuchadnezzar burning Egyptian gods, a later parallel to David burning the Philistine idols here.