When Uriah came to him, David asked about how Joab and the army were doing and how the campaign was going.<n id="1" />

So David asked the <sc>Lordsc> what he should do.<n id="1" /> This time<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc><n id="3" /> said to him, &#8220;Don&#8217;t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.<n id="4" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Afterward David inquired of the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8220;Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?&#8221; The <sc>Lordsc> told him, &#8220;Go up.&#8221; David asked, &#8220;Where should I go?&#8221; The <sc>Lordsc> replied,<n id="1" /> &#8220;To Hebron.&#8221;

So David asked the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8220;Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?&#8221; The <sc>Lordsc> said to David, &#8220;March up, for I will indeed<n id="1" /> hand the Philistines over to you.&#8221;p>

So David got up from the ground, bathed, put on oil, and changed his clothes. He went to the house of the <sc>Lordsc> and worshiped. Then, when he entered his palace, he requested that food be brought to him, and he ate.p>