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2 Samuel 5:19

So 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.”

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ASV

And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

KJV

And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'Aland he enquiredH7592 →
דָּוִ֤דda.VidDavidH1732 →
בַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.Leh¿ will I go upH5927 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
הֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.Nem¿ will you give themH5414 →
בְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.Diin hand myH3027 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
עֲלֵ֔ה'a.Lehgo upH5927 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
נָתֹ֥ןna.Toncertainly <to give>H5414 →
אֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenI will giveH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.Timthe PhilistinesH6430 →
בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khain hand yourH3027 →

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1 Samuel 30:8and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”2 Samuel 2:1Some 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 the LORD.1 Samuel 23:2So 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.”2 Samuel 5:23So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.Judges 20:28and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”Joshua 9:14Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.1 Samuel 23:4Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”1 Kings 22:15–23When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”1 Samuel 30:7–8Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,James 4:15Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.1 Chronicles 14:10So 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.”1 Samuel 14:37So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.2 Chronicles 18:4But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”Joshua 6:2And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.Deuteronomy 33:7And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”

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