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.

有一件事我求过耶和华，我还要寻求；我要一生一世住在耶和华的殿里，瞻仰他的荣美，在他的殿中求问。

说了这话，就吐唾沫在地上，用唾沫和了一点泥，把泥抹在瞎子的眼睛上，对他说：“你去西罗亚池洗一洗吧。”（西罗亚就是“奉差遣”的意思。）于是他就去了，洗完了，走的时候，就看见了。

你怎样对待耶利哥和耶利哥的王，也要照样对待艾城和艾城的王；只是城中的战利品和牲畜，你们可以据为己有；你要在城后面设下攻城的伏兵。”于是，约书亚和所有能作战的人都起来上艾城去；约书亚选了三万英勇的战士，趁夜派他们出去，吩咐他们说：“你们注意，要在城后面埋伏攻城；不可离城太远，人人都要作好准备。我和所有与我一起的人，要向城推进。城里的人像前一次出来攻击我们的时候，我们就在他们面前逃跑；他们必定出来追赶我们，我们就把他们引出城来，因为他们必定说：‘这些人像前一次一样在我们面前逃跑了。’所以我们要在他们面前逃跑。那时你们就要从埋伏的地方起来，占领那城，因为耶和华你们的神必把城交在你们的手里。

大卫求问神说：“我可以上去攻打非利士人吗？你把他们交在我手里吗？”耶和华对他说：“你可以上去，我必把他们交在你的手里。”