2 Samuel 5:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ And when Dawiḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ When David inquired of the Lord, He said, You shall not go up, but go around behind them and come upon them over opposite the mulberry (or balsam) trees.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And when David inquired of Jehovah, he said, Thou shalt not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

Common English Bible

²³ When David asked the LORD, God replied, “Don’t attack them directly. Circle around behind them and come at them from in front of the balsam trees.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Then David consulted the Lord, "Shall I ascend against the Philistines, and will you deliver them into my hands?" And he responded: "You shall not ascend against them; instead, circle behind their back. And you shall come to them from the side opposite the balsam trees.

2 Samuel 5:23 Cross References

2 Samuel 2:1

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2 Samuel 5:19

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1 Chronicles 14:14

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Joshua 8:2

“So you shall do to Ai and its sovereign as you did to Yeriḥ

Joshua 8:7

then you shall rise from the ambush and seize the city. And יהוה  your Elohim shall give it into your hand.

1 Samuel 22:15

“Have I today begun to inquire of Elohim for him? Far be it from me! Let not the sovereign lay a case against his servant, or against any in the house of my father. For your servant knew not of all this, little or much.”

1 Samuel 23:2

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