KJV King James Version
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
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2 Samuel 5:24
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
WEB World English Bible
It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”
ASV American Standard Version
And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is Jehovah gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, in thy hearing the sound of a stepping in the tops of the mulberries, then thou dost move sharply, for then hath Jehovah gone out before thee to smite in the camp of the Philistines.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 5
21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; [but] fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
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וִ֠יהִיH1961 · ha.yahto beכְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞H8085 · sha.mato hear: hearאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]ק֧וֹלH6963 · qolvoiceצְעָדָ֛הH6807 · tse.a.dahmarchingבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יH7218 · roshheadהַבְּכָאִ֖יםH1057 · ba.kahbalsamאָ֣זH227 · azthenתֶּחֱרָ֑ץH2782 · cha.ratsto decideכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאָ֗זH227 · azthenיָצָ֤אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלְפָנֶ֔יךָH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeלְהַכּ֖וֹתH5221 · na.khahto smiteבְּמַחֲנֵ֥הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistine
Cross-references
2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, [even] the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.Judges 4:14And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this [is] the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.Judges 7:15And it was [so], when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.1 Chronicles 14:15And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, [that] then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.1 Samuel 14:9-12If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.Philippians 2:11-12And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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