21 They abandoned their idols there, so (A)David and his men carried them away.

22 Now (B)the Philistines came up once again and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim. 23 When (C)David inquired of the Lord, He said, “You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the [a]balsam trees.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:23 Or baka-shrubs