Kings II 5:23

23 And David enquired of the Lord: and the Lord said, Thou shalt not go up to meet them: turn from them, and thou shalt meet them near the place of weeping.

Kings II 5:23 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 5:23

And Naaman said, be content
Or be pleased; do not object to it:

take two talents:
a talent for each young man, which amounted to between three hundred and four hundred pounds apiece:

and he urged;
pressed him hard, insisted upon his taking them, who might pretend a great deal of modesty, and a strict regard to his master's orders:

and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of
garments;
for each young man:

and laid them upon two of his servants,
the servants of Naaman, not choosing to burden Elisha's servant with them; for such a quantity of money and clothes was pretty heavy:

and they bare [them] before him;
both for his ease, and for his honour.

Kings II 5:23 In-Context

21 And they leave there their gods, and David and his men with him took them.

22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and assembled in the valley of Giants.

23 And David enquired of the Lord: and the Lord said, Thou shalt not go up to meet them: turn from them, and thou shalt meet them near the place of weeping.

24 And it shall come to pass when thou hearest the sound of a clashing together from the grove of weeping, then thou shalt go down to them, for then the Lord shall go forth before thee to make havoc in the battle with the Philistines.

25 And David did as the Lord commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Gabaon as far as the land of Gazera.

Footnotes

• [a]. mulberries.