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2 Samuel 5:23-25
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 5:23-25
Contemporary English Version
23 David asked the Lord what he should do, and the Lord answered:
Don't attack them from the front. Circle around behind and attack from among the balsam[a] trees. 24 Wait until you hear a sound in the treetops like marching troops. Then attack quickly! That sound will mean I have marched out ahead of you to fight the Philistine army.
25 David obeyed the Lord and defeated the Philistines. He even chased them all the way from Geba to the entrance to Gezer.
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- 5.23 balsam: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
2 Samuel 5:23-25
New International Version
2 Samuel 5:23-25
New International Version
23 so David inquired of the Lord, and he answered, “Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the poplar trees. 24 As soon as you hear the sound(A) of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front(B) of you to strike the Philistine army.” 25 So David did as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines(C) all the way from Gibeon[a](D) to Gezer.(E)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 5:25 Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 14:16); Hebrew Geba
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