¹³ Once again the Philistines made a raid in the valley.^(A)

⁹ Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.^(A)

²² Then the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”^(A)

²² Once again the Philistines came up and were spread out in the valley of Rephaim.^{(A) 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.^{(B) 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.”^{(C) 25} David did just as the Lord had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Geba all the way to Gezer.^(D)