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2 Samuel 5:24

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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.

And let it be, when thou hearest {H8085} the sound {H6963} of a going {H6807} in the tops {H7218} of the mulberry trees {H1057}, that then thou shalt bestir {H2782} thyself: for then shall the LORD {H3068} go out {H3318} before {H6440} thee, to smite {H5221} the host {H4264} of the Philistines {H6430}.

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, advance; because then ADONAI has gone out ahead of you to defeat the army of the P'lishtim."

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 marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

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.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Kings 7:6 (8 votes)

    For 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 4:14 (7 votes)

    And 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 7:15 (4 votes)

    And 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 Samuel 14:9 (3 votes)

    If 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.

  • 1 Samuel 14:12 (3 votes)

    And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

  • 1 Chronicles 14:15 (3 votes)

    And 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.

  • Philippians 2:11 (2 votes)

    And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.