大衛又求問上帝，上帝對他說：『你不要一直上去追他們；要繞過他們，從桑樹林對面去攻打他們。

大卫又求问神。神说：“不要一直地上去，要转到他们后头，从桑林对面攻打他们。

大卫再求问上帝。上帝对他说：“不要从他们后头追上去，要绕道离开他们，从桑树林对面攻打他们。

大卫再求问神。神对他说：“不要从他们后头追上去，要绕道离开他们，从桑树林对面攻打他们。

大卫又求问上帝，上帝对他说：“你不要正面出击，要绕到他们后面，从桑林对面攻打他们。

大卫又求问神，神对他说：“不可在后面追赶他们，要绕过他们，从桑林对面攻打他们。

大衛又求問神。神說：「不要一直地上去，要轉到他們後頭，從桑林對面攻打他們。

大衛再求問上帝。上帝對他說：「不要從他們後頭追上去，要繞道離開他們，從桑樹林對面攻打他們。

大衛再求問神。神對他說：「不要從他們後頭追上去，要繞道離開他們，從桑樹林對面攻打他們。

大衛又求問上帝，上帝對他說：「你不要正面出擊，要繞到他們後面，從桑林對面攻打他們。

大衛又求問神，神對他說：“不可在後面追趕他們，要繞過他們，從桑林對面攻打他們。

大衛復諮諏上帝、上帝曰、勿往迎之、宜遶其後、於桑林相對之所攻之、

大闢詢上帝、上帝曰、爾勿往前、宜襲其後、在桑林相對之所。

大衛又問天主、天主曰、勿上追之、當由其後而轉、從桑樹相對之處攻之、

so David inquired of God again, and God answered him,“ Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar trees.

So David asked God for advice again. God answered him,“ Do not go straight after them. Instead, circle around them. Attack them in front of the poplar trees.

And when David again inquired of God, God said to him,“ You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees.

And once again David asked God what to do.“ Do not attack them straight on,” God replied.“ Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar trees.

So David again inquired of God, and God answered him,“ Do not pursue them directly. Circle around them and attack them opposite the balsam trees.

David inquired again of God, and God said to him,“ You shall not go up after them; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the baka shrubs.

Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to him,“ You shall not go up after them; circle around them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.

And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after them: turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry- trees.

So David again inquired of God, and God answered him,“ Do not pursue them directly. Circle around them and attack them opposite the balsam trees.

Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

So David again asked God what he should do. This time God told him,“ Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees.

David inquired again of God; and God said to him,“ You shall not go up after them. Turn away from them, and come on them opposite the mulberry trees.

有一件事我曾求過永恆主，我還要尋求：就是儘我一生的日子住在永恆主的殿中，瞻仰永恆主的恩美，在他的殿堂裏求問。

說了這些話，就吐唾沬在地上，用唾沬和成泥，把泥鋪在瞎子的眼睛上，對他說：『你去西羅亞池子裏洗』（西羅亞翻出來就是「送出」的意思）。那人就去洗，回來便能看見了。

你怎樣處置耶利哥和耶利哥王，也要怎樣處置艾城和艾王；只是城內被掠之物和牲口、你們倒可以劫為己有；你要在城後邊設下伏兵。』於是約書亞和所有能爭戰的人都起來、要上艾城去；約書亞選了有力氣英勇的人三萬名，趁夜打發他們。吩咐他們說：『務要注意，要在城後邊埋伏攻城；不可離城太遠；總要各自準備。我呢、我和跟從我的眾人、要向城前進。城裏的人像初次出來對我們接戰時，我們要在他們面前逃跑；他們一定會出來追趕我們，直到我們引誘他們離開了城；因為他們一定會說：「這些人又要像初次在我們面前逃跑了。」所以我們要在他們面前逃跑；那時你們就可以從埋伏的地方起來，取得那城；永恆主你們的上帝就把城交在你們手裏了。

大衛求問上帝說：『我可以上去攻打非利士人麼？你將他們交在我手裏麼？』永恆主對他說：『你可以上去；我一定將他們交在你手裏。』