1 Chronicles 14:14 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁴ And when David again inquired of God, God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; go around and come upon them opposite the balsam trees.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And David inquired again of God, and God said to him, Do not go up after them; turn away from them and come [around] upon them over opposite the mulberry trees.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after them: turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ David again asked God’s advice, but God answered, “Don’t attack them directly. Circle around behind them and come at them from in front of the balsam trees.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And again, David consulted God. And God said to him: "You shall not ascend after them. Draw away from them. And you shall come against them opposite the balsam trees.

1 Chronicles 14:14 Cross References

2 Samuel 5:23

And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, “You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come upon them opposite the balsam trees.

1 Chronicles 14:10

And David inquired of God, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Wilt thou give them into my hand?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up, and I will give them into your hand.”

1 Chronicles 14:13

And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.

1 Chronicles 14:15

And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle; for God has gone out before you to smite the army of the Philistines.”

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.