11 And when they had ascended to Baal-perazim, David struck them there, and he said: 'God has divided my enemies by my hand, just as waters are divided.' And therefore the name of that place was called Baal-perazim.
12 And they left behind their gods in that place, and so David ordered them to be burned.
13 And then, at another time, the Philistines invaded, and they spread out in the valley.
14 And again, David consulted God. And God said to him: 'You shall not ascend after them. Draw away from them. And you shall come against them opposite the balsam trees.
15 And when you hear a sound approaching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go forth to war. For God has gone forth before you, so that he may strike down the army of the Philistines.'
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