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Here is, I. David anointed king by all the tribes, 2 Sam. 5:1-5. II. Making himself master of the strong-hold of Zion, 2 Sam. 5:6-10. III. Building himself a house and strengthening himself in his kingdom, 2 Sam. 5:11, 12. IV. His children that were born after this, 2 Sam. 5:13-16. V. His victories over the Philistines, 2 Sam. 5:17-25.
- 2 Samuel 5
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron;...
- 2 Samuel 5
1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 3 So all the elders of ...
Study 2 Samuel 5 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, Ps 2:1, &c. The destruction will turn, as this did, upon Satan's own kingdom. David owns dependence on God for victory; and refers himself to the good pleasure of God, Wilt thou do it?
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
V. His victories over the Philistines (v. 17-25). 2Sa 5:1-5. Here is, I. The humble address of all the tribes to David, beseeching him to take upon him the government (for they were now as sheep having no shepherd), and owning him for their king.
The kingdom of the Messiah, as soon as it was set up in the world, was thus attacked by the powers of darkness. The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, ( Psalm 2:1 ) . The destruction will turn, as this did, upon Satan's own kingdom.
