1 Chronicles 14:8

14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed ¹  king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. ²  When David heard about it, he marched out against ³  them.

1 Chronicles 14:10

14:10 David asked God, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to him, “March up! I will hand them over to you!”

1 Chronicles 14:14

14:14 So David again asked God what he should do. ⁴  This time ⁵  God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees. ⁶ 

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¹ tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”

² tn Heb “to seek David.”

³ tn Heb “went out before.”

⁴ tn Heb “and David again asked God.”

⁵ tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.

⁶ 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.