2 Samuel 5:24 meaning and explanation
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.”
2 Samuel 5:24, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
These are the LORD's instructions to David before his second battle with the Philistines. Having already defeated them once, David inquires again rather than assuming the same plan will work, and God gives a different tactic: circle behind the enemy and wait near the balsam trees.
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