¹⁴And when David again inquired of God, ^bGod said to him, “You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees.

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bver. 16

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NIVNew International Version (2011)

so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, “Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar trees.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So David again inquired of God, and God answered him, “Do not pursue them directly. Circle around them and attack them opposite the balsam trees.

NLTNew Living Translation

And once again David asked God what to do. “Do not attack them straight on,” God replied. “Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar trees.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then David inquired again of God. And God said to him, “You shall not go up after them. Go around from before them and come against them the opposite way of the balsam trees.

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

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