When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they sent their army against him. In deciding what to do, David did not rely on his ideas or the wisdom of the men with him. Instead, he “inquired of the Lord” to see if God would “give [the Philistines] into [his] hand” (2 Samuel 5:19). God told him to go, and he “struck down the…
