2 Samuel 5:3 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 5:3

David Reigns over All Israel

1 Then all the tribes of Israel ^acame to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Indeed ^bwe are your bone and your flesh.

2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, ^ayou were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, ^b‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ”

3 ^aTherefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, ^band King David made a covenant with them at Hebron ^cbefore the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.

4 David was ^athirty years old when he began to reign, and ^bhe reigned forty years.

5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah ^aseven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

The Conquest of Jerusalem

6 ^aAnd the king and his men went to Jerusalem against ^bthe Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.”

7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion ^a(that is, the City of David).

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Definitions of words in 2 Samuel 5:3:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Band {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

David {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
David {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
David {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Covenant {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Hebron {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hebron {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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The Conquest of Jerusalem

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