2 Samuel 5:24It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines."
The setting
Valley of Rephaim, near Jerusalem, ~1000 BC. David's army waits in position behind mulberry trees, listening for an otherworldly sound...
The emotion here: breathless anticipation while revealing the supernatural battle plan
The original word
qol (קול) — sound, voice, but here specifically the supernatural sound of heavenly armies marching
Why it matters
Mulberry trees have distinctive rustling leaves that would make any unusual sound clearly audible
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Samuel 5:24
This wasn't wind in the trees — it was the sound of God's invisible army moving ahead of David's forces
Common misconceptionPeople think this is metaphorical, but ancient warfare regularly involved supernatural elements. God was literally leading an invisible army.
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Bible Genome reading
2 Samuel 5:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Samuel 5:24 comes from the book of 2 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine timing, supernatural signs. Notable phrases: sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
Your reflection
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