2 Samuel 5:7 ESV

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 5:6-10

6-10 The enemies of God's people are often very confident of their own strength, and most secure when their day to fall draws nigh. But the pride and insolence of the Jebusites animated David, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. Thus in the day of God's power, Satan's strong-hold, the human heart, is changed into a habitation of God through the Spirit, and into a throne on which the Son of David rules, and brings every thought into obedience to himself. May He thus come, and claim, and... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Samuel 5:6-16

Jerusalem made the Capital v. 6. And the king and his men, all the soldiers of the regular army, went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, for this heathen tribe of the hill country still held the fortress of the city, Judges 1:21; which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither, literally, "Not wilt thou come in, but there will drive thee away the blind and the lame"; thinking, the Jebusites meant to say, ... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Samuel 5:6-25

SECOND DIVISIONDAVID KING OVER ALL ISRAEL2 Samuel 5:6 to 2 Samuel 14:25FIRST SECTIONDavid’s reign at its culmination and greatest splendor2 Samuel 5:6 to 2 Samuel 10:19I. Its Glorious Establishment And Confirmation2 Samuel 5:6 to 2 Samuel 6:23A.—WITHOUT: 1) BY THE VICTORY OVER THE JEBUSITES AND THE CONQUEST OF THE CITADEL OF ZION, IN CONSEQUENCE OF WHICH JERUSALEM BECOMES THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE KINGDOM. 2 Samuel 5:6 to 2 Samuel 16:2) BY TWO VICTORIES OVER THE PHILISTINES. 2 Samuel 5:17-25.I.... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 2 Samuel 5:1-12

2 Samuel ONE FOLD AND ONE SHEPHERD 2Sa_5:1 - 2Sa_5:12 . The dark day on Gilboa put the Philistines in possession of most of Saul’s kingdom. Only in the south David held his ground, and Abner had to cross Jordan to find a place of security for the remnants of the royal house. The completeness of the Philistine conquest is marked, not only by Abner’s flight to Mahanaim, but by the reckoning that David reigned for seven and a half years and Ishbosheth two; for these periods must be supposed to... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Samuel 5:1-12

David King in Jerusalem 2 Samuel 5:1-12 David was anointed thrice: by Samuel in his home, by the men of Judah, and here. So our Lord has been crowned in the Father’s purpose and by his Church. There awaits another day, when he will be recognized as King by the entire universe, Revelation 11:15 , etc. The reasons for David’s coronation apply equally to our Lord: (1) kinship; (2) power to lead; (3) God’s eternal purpose. Because of its impregnable position, it was wise policy to secure... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 5:1-25

At this point the second section in the first movement of the Book commences. David had won the heart of all Israel by his consistent justice and magnanimity toward those who stood in the way of his coming into full possession of the kingdom. He had mourned for Abner, recognizing his greatness. He had punished the murderers of Ish-bosheth. It was enough. The people recognized the kingly qualities of the man against whom they had been fighting under the leadership of Abner, and so at last... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 5:6-10

David Captures The Jebusite Fortress At Jerusalem In Order To Deliver It From The Inhabitants Of The Land And So That He Can Make It His Capital City And Stronghold (2 Samuel 5:6-10 ). Note how it is stressed that the main reason for David’s venture against Jerusalem was because it was inhabited by ‘the inhabitants of the land’, in other words the Canaanites. His initial purpose was thus in order to purify the land in accordance with YHWH’s commands which had forbidden making a covenant with... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 5:1-16

2 Samuel 5:1-Nehemiah : . David Becomes King of united Israel and Judah. He Captures Jerusalem (J). ( Cf. p. 282.)— Two notes have been added to this section ( 2 Samuel 5:4 f. and 2 Samuel 5:13-Nehemiah :), of the same character as 2 Samuel 2:10 a, 11, 2 Samuel 3:1-Deuteronomy :, and probably by the same hand. 2 Samuel 5:1-Leviticus : . On the basis of terms, “ a covenant,” agreed upon between him and the elders, or Sheikhs, of Israel, David is anointed king over Israel, thus becoming king... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 5:7

The strong hold of Zion; either, 1. A very strong fort which fitly had built upon Mount Zion; which being taken, the city quickly yielded. Or, 2. The city of Zion, which was very strongly fortified. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Samuel 5:6-25

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—2 Samuel 5:6. “Went to Jerusalem.” “That this took place immediately after the anointing of David as king of Israel is apparent not only from the fact that the account follows directly afterwards, but also from the circumstance that, according to 2 Samuel 5:5, David reigned in Jerusalem just as many years as he was king over all Israel.” (Keil.) “Whether David was directed by the special guidance of the Holy Spirit, or whether he was left solely to his own judgment... read more