1 Chronicles 14:14

14 And when David again inquired of God, ¹God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees.

1 Chronicles 14:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 14:14

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 14:1).

1 Chronicles 14:14 In-Context

12 And they left their gods there, and David gave command, and they were burned.

13 And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.

14 And when David again inquired of God, God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees.

15 And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines. ”

16 And David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

Cross References

• 1. 14:14 ver. 16