2Sa 5:23-24 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 23. Fetch a compass behind them ] When they may be had, God will not work without using human means . By this he taught David caution, prudence, and dependence on the Divine strength.

‏ 2 Samuel 5:23-24

Verse 23. Fetch a compass behind them] When they may be had, God will not work without using human means. By this he taught David caution, prudence, and dependence on the Divine strength.

Verse 24. When thou hearest the sound of a going] If there had not been an evident supernatural interference, David might have thought that the sleight or ruse de guerre which he had used was the cause of his victory. By the going in the tops of the mulberry trees probably only a rustling among the leaves is intended. The Targum says, a noise; the Arabic has it, the noise of horses' hoofs.