# the valley

"the Valley of Rephaim"

# attack their front

"attack from the front"

# circle around behind them and come on them through the balsam woods

"go through the forest of balsam trees and attack them from behind"

# balsam woods

"Balsam" here is a type of tree, and the "woods" describe many balsam trees growing together. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/david]]