NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And when DavidDavid (daw-veed') loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David. enquired sha'al (shaw-al') to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. he said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Thou shalt not go up `alah (aw-law') to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) but fetch a compass cabab (saw-bab') to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows) behind 'achar (akh-ar') the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) them and come bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) upon them over against muwl (mool) abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite the mulberry trees baka' (baw-kaw') the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam) -- mulberry tree. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible So David inquired of the LORD, and He answered, "Do not make a frontal assault. Circle around behind them and attack them opposite the balsam trees. International Standard Version When David asked the LORD about it, he said, "Don't attack them directly. Instead, go around to the rear and attack them opposite those balsam trees. NET Bible So David asked the LORD what he should do. This time the LORD said to him, "Don't march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees. GOD'S WORD® Translation David asked the LORD, and he answered, "Don't attack now, but circle around behind them, and come at them in front of the balsam trees. King James 2000 Bible And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, You shall not go up; but go around behind them, and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees. Links 2 Samuel 5:232 Samuel 5:23 NIV 2 Samuel 5:23 NLT 2 Samuel 5:23 ESV 2 Samuel 5:23 NASB 2 Samuel 5:23 KJV |
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