25:7 But a prophet 6 visited him and said: “O king, the Israelite troops must not go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel or any of the Ephraimites. 7
1 tn Heb “said.”
2 tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.”
3 tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”
4 tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 33).
5 tn Heb “are you not God in heaven?” The rhetorical question expects the answer “yes,” resulting in the positive statement “you are the God who lives in heaven” employed in the translation.
6 tn Heb “man of God.”
7 tn Heb “Israel, all the sons of Ephraim.”