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Mulberry

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: M By: James P. Boyd

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(dark berry). Translation disputed (2 Sam. 5:23-24²³And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. ²⁴And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. (2 Samuel 5:23‑24); 1 Chron. 14:14¹⁴Therefore David inquired 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. (1 Chronicles 14:14)). The bacah or balsam tree is probably meant.

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