So they came up to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
The third instance of God’s blessing in this chapter is that God gave David victory over his enemies, the Philistines (1 Chronicles 14:8-17). Since Saul’s death the Philistines had dominated Canaan. Finally David brought them under his control. The result was that other nations feared David (1 Chronicles 14:17).