1-Chronicles 14:14 - David inquired again of God and

1-Chronicles - 14:14

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14 David inquired again of God; and God said to him, "You shall not go up after them. Turn away from them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Chronicles 14:14.

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DRA

And David consulted God again, and God said to him: Go not up after them, turn away from them, and come upon them over against the pear trees.

DBY

And David inquired again of God; and God said to him, Go not up after them; turn round them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.

YLT

and David asketh again of God, and God saith to him, 'Do not go up after them, turn round from them, and thou hast come to them from over-against the mulberries;

BBE

And David went for directions to God; and God said to him, You are not to go up after them; but, turning away from them, come face to face with them opposite the spice-trees.

CPDV

And again, David consulted God. And God said to him: "You shall not ascend after them. Draw away from them. And you shall come against them opposite the balsam trees.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown's Comm. (1882)

Go not up after them--The text in 2-Samuel 5:23, more correctly has, "Go not up."
turn away from them--that is, by stealing round a baca-grove, come upon their rear.

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