Later David asked the Lord for advice. David said, “Should I take control [6] of any of the cities of Judah?”
1 Chronicles 14:10 - Easy To Read Version David asked God, “Should I go and fight the Philistine people? Will you let me defeat them?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David asked God, Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said, Go up, and I will deliver them into your hand. American Standard Version (1901) And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand. Common English Bible David asked God for advice: “Should I attack the Philistines, and will you hand them over to me?” The LORD answered, “Attack them, and I’ll definitely hand them over to you.” Catholic Public Domain Version And so David consulted the Lord, saying, "Shall I ascend to the Philistines, and will you deliver them into my hand?" And the Lord said to him, "Ascend, and I will deliver them into your hand." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to him: Go up, and I will deliver them into thy hand. |
Later David asked the Lord for advice. David said, “Should I take control [6] of any of the cities of Judah?”
David asked the Lord, saying, “Should I go to war against the Philistines? Will you help me defeat the Philistines?”
David prayed to the Lord. This time the Lord told David, “Don’t go up there. Go around them to the back of their army. Attack them from the other side of the balsam trees.
So Ahab called a meeting of the prophets. There were about 400 prophets at that time. Ahab asked the prophets, “Should I go and fight against the army of Aram at Ramoth? Or should I wait for another time?”
Let’s bring the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [135]} back to us in Jerusalem. We did not take care of the Box of the Agreement while Saul was king.”
Then David and his men went up to the town of Baal Perazim. There David and his men defeated the Philistine people. David said, “Waters break out from a broken dam. In the same way, God has broken through my enemies! God has done this through me.” That is why that place is named Baal Perazim. {\cf2\super [149]}
David prayed to God again. God answered David’s prayer. God said, “David, don’t follow the Philistines up \{the hill\} when you attack. Instead, go around them and hide on the other side of the balsam trees.
The Philistines attacked the people living in the Valley of Rephaim and stole their things.
Then David prayed to the Lord. “Should I chase the people who took our families? Will I catch them?”