²³When ^aDavid inquired of the Lord, He said, “You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the ¹balsam trees.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

1Or baka-shrubs

Cross references

a 2 Sam 5:19

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, “You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So David inquired of the Lord, and he answered, “Do not attack directly, but circle around behind them and come at them opposite the balsam trees.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So David inquired of Yahweh, but he said, “You shall not go up. Rather, go around to their rear and come to them from opposite the balsam trees.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when David inquired 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.

Public Domain