II Samuel 5:23
“And 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 5:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und David befragte Jehova; und er sprach: Du sollst nicht hinaufziehen; wende dich ihnen in den Rücken, daß du an sie kommst den Bakabäumen gegenüber.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y consultando David á Jehová, él le respondió: No subas; mas rodéalos, y vendrás á ellos por delante de los morales:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E consultando Davi ao SENHOR, ele lhe respondeu: Não subas; mas rodeia-os, e virás a eles por diante das amoreiras:
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Davi buscou ajuda de Yahweh novamente, e Yahweh disse a ele: "Tu não os atacarás pela frente; em vez disso, dá a volta e encontra-os perto das amoreiras.
📖 II Samuel 5:23 in Context
21And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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.
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.
25And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
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