1 Chronicles 14:14

14:14 So David again asked God what he should do. ¹  This time ²  God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees. ³ 

1 Chronicles 19:5

19:5 Messengers ⁴  came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ⁵  until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

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¹ tn Heb “and David again asked God.”

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

³ 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 tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

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