2 Samuel 5:23
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And when David enquired 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.”
דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
עָלָה
you must go up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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סָבַב
go around
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סָבַב
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
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בָּכָא
the balsam trees
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בָּכָא
the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam)
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