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2 Samuel 5:10 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 5 · verse 10
And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.2 Samuel 5:10 · King James Version
2 Samuel 5:10 in context
8And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
10And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
12And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- hoststsâbâʼa mass of persons , especially reg. organized forwarH6635 →
- wentyâlakto walkH3212 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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If Salem, the place of which Melchizedec was king, was Jerusalem (as seems probable from Psa 76:2), it was famous in Abraham's time. Joshua, in his time, found it the chief city of the south part of Canaan, Jos 10:1-3. It fell to Benjamin's lot (Jos 18:28), but joined close to Judah's, Jos 15:8.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-10