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2 Samuel 5:23

NETBible	So David asked the Lord what he should do.¹ This time² the Lord³ said to him, “Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.⁴
NIV © biblegateway 2Sa 5:23	so David enquired of the LORD, and he answered, "Do not go straight up, but circle round behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 5:23	When David inquired of the LORD, He said, "You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees.
NLT © biblegateway 2Sa 5:23	And once again David asked the LORD what to do. "Do not attack them straight on," the LORD replied. "Instead, circle around behind them and attack them near the balsam trees.
MSG © biblegateway 2Sa 5:23	David again prayed to GOD. This time GOD said, "Don't attack them head-on. Instead, circle around behind them and ambush them from the grove of sacred trees.
BBE © SABDAweb 2Sa 5:23	And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Sa 5:23	When David inquired of the LORD, he said, "You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come upon them opposite the balsam trees.
NKJV © biblegateway 2Sa 5:23	Therefore David inquired of the LORD, and He said, "You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.
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KJV	And when David <01732> enquired <07592> (8799) of the LORD <03068>_, he said <0559> (8799)_, Thou shalt not go up <05927> (8799)_; [but] fetch a compass <05437> (8685) behind <0310> them, and come <0935> (8804) upon them over against <04136> the mulberry trees <01057>_.
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 5:23	When David <01732> inquired <07592> of the LORD <03068> , He said <0559> , "You shall not go <05927> directly up; circle <05437> around <05437> behind <0310> them and come <0935> at them in front <04136> of the balsam <01057> trees <01057> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ ephrwthsen {V-AAI-3S} dauid {N-PRI} dia <1223> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} kuriov <2962> N-NSM ouk <3364> ADV anabhsei <305> V-FMI-2S eiv <1519> PREP sunanthsin <4877> N-ASF autwn <846> D-GPM apostrefou <654> V-PMD-2S ap <575> PREP autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ paresei <3928> V-FMI-2S autoiv <846> D-DPM plhsion <4139> ADV tou <3588> T-GSM klauymwnov {N-GSM}
NET [draft] ITL	So David <01732> asked <07592> the Lord <03068> what he should do. This time the Lord said <0559> to him, “Don’t <03808> march straight up <05927> . Instead, circle <05437> around <0413> behind <0310> them and come <0935> against them opposite <04136> the trees <01057> .
HEBREW	Myakb <01057> lwmm <04136> Mhl <0> tabw <0935> Mhyrxa <0310> la <0413> boh <05437> hlet <05927> al <03808> rmayw <0559> hwhyb <03068> dwd <01732> lasyw (5:23) <07592>

NETBible

So David asked the Lord what he should do.¹ This time² the Lord³ said to him, “Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The words “what to do” are not in the Hebrew text.

²tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.

³tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴tn Some translate as “balsam trees” (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NJB, NLT); cf. KJV, NKJV, ASV “mulberry trees”; NAB “mastic trees”; NEB, REB “aspens.” The exact identification of the type of tree or plant is uncertain.