1 Chronicles 14:15

And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hear	כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ ke.sha.me.'a.Kha	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
sound	ק֤וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
going	הַצְּעָדָה֙ ha.tze.'a.Dah	H6807	a march · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
tops	בְּרָאשֵׁ֣י be.ra.Shei	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
trees	הַבְּכָאִ֔ים ha.be.kha.'Im	H1057	the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
out	תֵּצֵ֣א te.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
battle	בַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה va.mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
forth	יָצָ֤א ya.Tza'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
before	לְפָנֶ֔יךָ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
smite	לְהַכּ֖וֹת le.ha.Kot	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
host	מַחֲנֵ֥ה ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · noun, common feminine singular construct
Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּֽים fe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute

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Isaiah 13:4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the L…
Acts 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
2 Kings 19:7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the swor…
Isaiah 45:1-2 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of k…
Micah 2:12-13 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, a…
Philippians 2:12-13 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation wi…
Leviticus 26:36 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken…
Judges 4:14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out befor…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 14:8–end

This narrative of David's triumph over the Philistines is much the same with that, Sa2 5:17, etc. 1. Let the attack which the Philistines made upon David forbid us to be secure in any settlement or advancement, and engage us to expect molestation in this world. When we are most easy something or other may come to be a terror or vexation to us. Christ's kingdom will thus be insulted by the serpent's seed, especially when it makes any advances. 2. Let David's enquiry of God, once and again, upon occasion of the Philistines' invading him, direct us in all our ways to acknowledge God - in distress to fly to him, when we are wronged to appeal to him, and, when we know not what to do, to ask couns…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 14:15

for God is gone forth before thee--"a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees," that is, the rustling of the leaves by a strong breeze suddenly rising, was the sign by which David was divinely apprised of the precise moment for the attack. The impetuosity of his onset was like the gush of a pent-up torrent, which sweeps away all in its course; and in allusion to this incident the place got its name.

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 14:15

A sound of going - "When thou shalt hear the sound of the angels coming to thy assistance, then go out to battle; for an angel is sent from the presence of God, that he may render thy way prosperous." - T.

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 14:1

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Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 14:1–end

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 14:12

Dictionary and topics

Mulberry — Heb. bakah, “to weep;” rendered “Baca” (R.V., “weeping”) in Ps. 84:6. The plural form of the Hebrew bekaim is rendered “mulberry trees” in 2 Sam. 5:23, 24 and 1 Chr. 14:14, 15. The tree here alluded…
Philistines — (Gen. 10:14, R.V.; but in A.V., “Philistim”), a tribe allied to the Phoenicians. They were a branch of the primitive race which spread over the whole district of the Lebanon and the valley of the…
Philistines · General references — General references

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 14:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 14:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 14:15

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 14:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 14:1–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 14:12

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Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 14:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 14:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 14:15

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 14:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 14:1–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 14:12

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Rashi on 1 Chronicles 14:14