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2 Samuel 5:23
Common English Bible
2 Samuel 5:23
Common English Bible
23 When David asked the Lord, God replied, “Don’t attack them directly. Circle around behind them and come at them from in front of the balsam trees.
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2 Samuel 5:23
New International Version
2 Samuel 5:23
New International Version
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.
2 Samuel 5:23
King James Version
2 Samuel 5:23
King James Version
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.
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2 Samuel 5:24
Common English Bible
2 Samuel 5:24
Common English Bible
24 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, then attack, for God has attacked in front of you to defeat the Philistine army.”
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2 Samuel 5:24
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2 Samuel 5:24
New International Version
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.”
2 Samuel 5:24
King James Version
2 Samuel 5:24
King James Version
24 And 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.
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