Later, David asked the LORD, “Should I go back to one of the towns of Judah?” The LORD answered, “Yes.” David asked, “Which town should I go to?” “Go to Hebron,” the LORD replied.
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 trees.
Ahab sent for four hundred prophets and asked, “Should I attack the city of Ramoth?” “Yes!” the prophets answered. “God will help you capture the city.”
“Josiah, listen to what I am going to do. I noticed how sad you were when you heard that this country and its people would be completely wiped out. You even tore your clothes in sorrow, and I heard you cry.
“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia has attacked Judah. Please ask the LORD to work miracles for our people, as he has done in the past, so that Nebuchadnezzar will leave us alone.”