1 Chronicles 14:10
in 1 Chronicles 14So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.”
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ASV
And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand.
KJV
And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 14
Commentary
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So David inquired of God
on 1 Chronicles 14:10-12
David inquired of God before marching, and the LORD answered, for I will deliver them into your hand. In 2 Samuel 5:21 David carried the idols away, while here David ordered that they be burned, as Deuteronomy 7:5 and 7:25 command. Barnes names the difference directly.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
David's Kingdom Established. 1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. 2 And David perceived that the L ORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
David inquired of God - “David consulted the Word of the Lord.” - T.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And they went up to Baal-Perazim which was later called Baal-Perazim because of the incident that occurred there. God has broken my enemies in my hand meaning that they fled and were broken off from one another.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל | vaiyishal | and he enquired | H7592 → | 171 times |
| דָּוִ֤יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בֵּאלֹהִים֙ | belohim | by God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ | haeeleh | ¿ will I go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pelishtiyim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וּנְתַתָּ֖ם | unetatam | and will you give? them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּיָדִ֑י | beyadi | in hand my | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| ל֤וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עֲלֵ֔ה | ʾaleh | go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| וּנְתַתִּ֖ים | unetatim | and I will give them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ | beyadekha | in hand your | H3027 → | 1618 times |
וַיִּשְׁאַ֨לand he enquired
vaiyishalH7592 →171 times
דָּוִ֤ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
בֵּאלֹהִים֙by God
belohimH430 →2601 times
לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙¿ will I go up
haeelehH5927 →890 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים[the] Philistines
pelishtiyimH6430 →287 times
וּנְתַתָּ֖םand will you give? them
unetatamH5414 →2011 times
בְּיָדִ֑יin hand my
beyadiH3027 →1618 times
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
ל֤וֹto him
lo
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עֲלֵ֔הgo up
ʾalehH5927 →890 times
וּנְתַתִּ֖יםand I will give them
unetatimH5414 →2011 times
בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃in hand your
beyadekhaH3027 →1618 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
it leads to
- Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
- Psalms 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
- Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
- Jeremiah 10:23
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
- Proverbs 16:3
Through
2 Samuel 5:19So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 23:2
So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 2:1
Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied…
- 1 Samuel 23:2
Through
1 Chronicles 13:3Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 7:1–2
Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 7:1–2
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
