# 2 Samuel 5:23

> So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

— 2 Samuel 5:23, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. 1010-1003 BC (counted from the text)
- Date source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5 gives the length of the reign, not the year. The absolute years come from the chronology of the kings, anchored in 1 Kings 6:1.

## Who ruled

- **David**, king of Israel, 1010-970 BC · Source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5, which gives the length of the reign; the Tel Dan stele, which mentions the "house of David" (the oldest record of the name outside the Bible)

## See also

- 1 Chronicles 14:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/14/14
- Matthew 8:23-25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/8/23
- Matthew 9:29-30 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/9/29
- John 9:6-7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/9/6

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/23
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).