The Philistines attacked. David asked God 'Shall I go up?'. Later they attacked again. David asked again. God gave a DIFFERENT strategy ('circle around').

David could have said 'I beat them last time, I'll just do that again'. He remained dependent. Torah connection: Numbers 27:21 (Urim/Thummim). The Pharisaic distortion: Doing religious things without God's breath.

David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to David, “Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.” When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, “You shall not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them in front of the mulberry trees.

2 Samuel 5:19, 23

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