2 Samuel 5:23
ContextNETBible | So David asked the Lord what he should do. 1 This time 2 the Lord 3 said to him, “Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees. 4 |
XREF | Jos 8:2,7; 2Sa 5:19; 1Ch 14:14; Mt 8:23-25; Mt 9:29,30; Joh 9:6,7 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The words “what to do” are not in the Hebrew text. 2 tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text. 3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the 4 tn Some translate as “balsam trees” (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NJB, NLT); cf. KJV, NKJV, ASV “mulberry trees”; NAB “mastic trees”; NEB, REB “aspens.” The exact identification of the type of tree or plant is uncertain. |