Cross Reference 2 SAMUEL 5:23 AND WHEN DAVID ENQUIRED OF THE LORD HE SAID THOU SHALT NOT GO UP BUT FETCH A COMPASS BEHIND THEM AND COME UPON THEM OVER AGAINST THE MULBERRY TREES

{2 Samuel 5:23} And when David 1732 enquired 7592 z8799 of the LORD, 3068 he said, 559 z8799 Thou shalt not x3808 go up; 5927 z8799 [but] fetch a compass 5437 z8685 x413 behind 310 them, and come 935 z8804 upon them over against 4136 x4480 the mulberry trees. 1057

inquired:
"And Davidª enquiredª ° of the LORD,ª saying,ª ° Shall I go upª ° to¹ the Philistines?ª wilt thou deliverª ° them into mine hand?ª And the LORDª saidª ° unto¹ David,ª Go up:ª ° for¹ I will doubtless² ° deliverª °¹ the Philistinesª into thine hand.ª" {2Sm 5:19}

fetch:
"And thou shalt doª ° to Aiª and her kingª as¹ thou didstª ° unto Jerichoª and her king:ª only¹ the spoilª thereof, and the cattleª thereof, shall ye take for a preyª ° unto yourselves: layª ° thee an ambushª ° for the cityª behindª ¹ it." {Jsh 8:2} + "Then ye¹ shall rise upª ° from the ambush,ª °¹ and seize² ° upon¹ ¹ the city:ª for the LORDª your Godª will deliverª ° it into your hand.ª" {Jsh 8:7} + "Therefore Davidª enquiredª ° again¹ of God;ª and Godª saidª ° unto him, Go not upª °¹ afterª them; turn awayª ° from¹ ¹ them, and comeª ° upon them over againstª ¹ the mulberry trees.ª" {1Ch 14:14} + "Thenª touched¹ he² ° theirª eyes,ª saying,ª ° Accordingª to yourª faithª be itª ° unto you.ª ... Andª theirª eyesª were opened;ª ° andª Jesusª straitly chargedª ° them,ª saying,ª ° Seeª ° [that] no manª knowª ° [it]." {Mtt 9:29-30} + "Andª when heª was enteredª ° intoª a ship,ª hisª disciplesª followedª ° him.ª ... Andª hisª disciplesª cameª ° to [him], and awokeª ° him,ª saying,ª ° Lord,ª saveª ° us:ª we perish.ª °" {Mtt 8:23-25} + "When he had thusª spoken,ª ° he spatª ° on the ground,ª andª madeª ° clayª ofª the¹ spittle,ª andª he anointedª °² the¹ eyesª of the¹ blind manª with the¹ clay,ª ... Andª saidª ° unto him,ª Go,ª ° washª ° inª the¹ poolª of Siloam,ª (whichª is by interpretation,ª ° Sent.)ª ° He went his wayª ° therefore,ª andª washed,ª ° andª cameª ° seeing.ª °" {Jhn 9:6-7}

the mulberry trees:
The word bechaim, rendered mulberry trees, is rendered by Aquila, απιων, pear-trees, as the LXX also render in "Therefore Davidª enquiredª ° again¹ of God;ª and Godª saidª ° unto him, Go not upª °¹ afterª them; turn awayª ° from¹ ¹ them, and comeª ° upon them over againstª ¹ the mulberry trees.ª ... And it shall be,¹ when thou shalt hearª °¹ a soundª of goingª in the topsª of the mulberry trees,ª [that] then¹ thou shalt go outª ° to battle:ª for¹ Godª is gone forthª ° beforeª thee to smiteª °¹ the hostª of the Philistines.ª" {1Ch 14:14-15}; and so the Vulgate in both places has pyrorum. The Rabbins, however, believe bacha signifies the mulberry-tree; with whom Ursinus agrees. It more probably denotes a large shrub which the Arabs still call baca, from its distilling an odoriferous gum, from bachah to distil, as tears. Of this opinion is Celsius, who quotes a passage from Abulfadi, who describes it as a balsam shrub, having longish leaves, and bearing a large fruit with an acrid taste. M. Forskal mentions a tree by the name of beca, with leaves rather ovated, smooth, entire. Its berries are poisonous to the sheep.

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