Later David asked the Lord for advice. David said, “Should I take control [6] of any of the cities of Judah?”
2 Samuel 5:19 - Easy To Read Version David asked the Lord, saying, “Should I go to war against the Philistines? Will you help me defeat the Philistines?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to David, Go up, for I will surely deliver [them] into your hand. American Standard Version (1901) And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand. Common English Bible David asked the LORD, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” “Attack them,” the LORD replied, “because I will definitely hand the Philistines over to you.” Catholic Public Domain Version And David consulted the Lord, saying: "Shall I ascend to the Philistines? And will you give them into my hand?" And the Lord said to David: "Ascend. For I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up to the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to David: Go up, for I will surely deliver the Philistines 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 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?”
So you should say, “If the Lord wants, we will live and do this or that.”
Phinehas was the priest that served God there. Phinehas was the son of Eleazar. Eleazar was the son of Aaron.) The people of Israel asked, “The people of Benjamin are our relatives. Should we again go to fight against them? Or should we stop fighting?”
That was not the first time I prayed to God for David. Not at all. Don’t blame me or any of my relatives. We are your servants. I know nothing about what is happening.”
David again asked the Lord. And the Lord answered David, “Go down to Keilah. I will help you defeat the Philistines.”
Saul prayed to the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him. God did not talk to Saul in dreams. God did not use the Urim [208] to give him an answer. And God did not use prophets to speak to Saul.