1 Chronicles 14:10

Guidance and decisions Prayer God's will and calling

⁸ When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went out to face them.

⁹ Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.

So 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.”

¹¹ So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.

¹² There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: So 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.”
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.
WEB: David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” The LORD said to him, “Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.”
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.
DARBY: And David inquired of God saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt thou give them into my hand? And Jehovah said to him, Go up; and I will give them into thy hand.
BLB: And David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines, and have You given them into my hand?” And YHWH said to him, “Go up, and I have given into your hand.”

ÅB: Da spurte David Gud: Skal jeg dra ut mot filistrene, og vil du gi dem i min hånd? Og Herren svarte: Dra ut! Så vil jeg gi dem i din hånd.
OTB: Da spurte David Gud og sa,
“Skal jeg gå opp mot filisterne,
og vil Du overgi dem til meg?”
Og Herren sa til ham,
“Gå opp, for jeg vil overgi dem til deg.”
B1930: Da spurte David Gud: Skal jeg dra ut mot filistrene, og vil du gi dem i min hånd? Og Herren svarte: Dra ut! Så vil jeg gi dem i din hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Proverbs 3:6
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Read in context
1 Chronicles 14:14
So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
Read in context
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.”
Read in context
1 Chronicles 13:3
Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”
Read in context
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 the LORD.
Read in context
1 Samuel 30:8
and 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.”
Read in context
Judges 4:6–7
She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
Read in context
1 Kings 22:15–17
When 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.”
Read in context