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2 Samuel 5:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Samuel 5:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 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.(A) 24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then be on the alert, for then the Lord has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”(B) 25 David did just as the Lord had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Geba all the way to Gezer.(C)
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2 Samuel 5:23-25
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2 Samuel 5:23-25
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23 so David inquired of the Lord, and he answered, “Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the poplar trees. 24 As soon as you hear the sound(A) of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front(B) of you to strike the Philistine army.” 25 So David did as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines(C) all the way from Gibeon[a](D) to Gezer.(E)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 5:25 Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 14:16); Hebrew Geba
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