17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David, and David heard of it and went down to the fortress. 18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. {Heb. of the giants} 19 Then David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up, for I without a doubt will deliver the Philistines into thy hand. 20 And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there and said, The LORD has broken forth upon my enemies before me as the breach of waters. Therefore, he called the name of that place Baalperazim. 21 And they left their images there, and David and his men burned them.
22 And the Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 23 And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up, but go around behind them and come upon them over against the mulberry trees, 24 and when thou hearest thunder going through the tops of the mulberry trees, then thou shalt move, for then the LORD shall go out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 25 And David did so as the LORD had commanded him and smote the Philistines from Geba unto Gazer.