Go up — Directly against them, as the following words explain it. Behind — Where they least expect thee; God's purposes and promises do not exclude men's endeavours.
Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 5:23
2 Samuel 5:23
23 And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.