5:17 When the Philistines heard that David had been designated 1 king over Israel, they all 2 went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress. 5:18 Now the Philistines had arrived and spread out in the valley of Rephaim. 5:19 So David asked the Lord, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to David, “March up, for I will indeed 3 hand the Philistines over to you.”
1 tn Heb “anointed.”
2 tn Heb “all the Philistines.”
3 tn The infinitive absolute lends emphasis to the following verb.