21 And there they left their images, and David and his men (A)burnt them.

22 Again the Philistines came up, and spread themselves in the valley of [a]Rephaim.

23 And when David asked counsel of the Lord, he answered, Thou shalt not go up, but turn about behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:22 Meaning, the valley of giants, which David called Baal Perazim, because of his victory.

21 The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.(A)

22 Once more the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim; 23 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.

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