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2 Samuel 5:23

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21And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.Select 2 Samuel 5:21

22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.Select 2 Samuel 5:22

23And 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.Select 2 Samuel 5:23

24And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.Select 2 Samuel 5:24

25And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.Select 2 Samuel 5:25

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WEB

5:23 When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, “You shall not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them over against the mulberry trees.

ASV

5:23 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.

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