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.

Ver. 23. But fetch a compass behind them.] God must be trusted; but in addition the best means must be used; and then a blessing may be expected.

Over against the mulberry trees.] The Vulgate rendereth it, The pear trees; and the ordinary gloss hath Flentes, the weepers, because there the defeated Philistines wept for the loss of their idols, or of their hopes by them.

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