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13 The Philistines again raided the valley. 14 So David again asked God what he should do.[a] This time[b] God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees.[c] 15 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, then attack.[d] For at that moment God is going before you to strike down the army[e] of the Philistines.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 14:14 tn Heb “and David again consulted with God.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 14:14 tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.
  3. 1 Chronicles 14:14 tn The Hebrew word translated “trees” is defined by HALOT 129 s.v. בָּכָא as “shrubs.” Some translate “balsam trees” (see BDB 113 s.v. בָּכָא), cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT.
  4. 1 Chronicles 14:15 tn Heb “go out in battle.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 14:15 tn Heb “camp.”