2 Samuel, 5

New Jerusalem Bible

1 All the tribes of Israel then came to David at Hebron and said, 'Look, we are your own flesh and bone.

2 In days past when Saul was our king, it was you who led Israel on its campaigns, and to you it was that Yahweh promised, "You are to shepherd my people Israel and be leader of Israel." '

3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a pact with them in Yahweh's presence at Hebron, and they anointed David as king of Israel.

4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years.

5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months; then he reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.

6 The king and his men then marched on Jerusalem, on the Jebusites living in the territory. These said to David, 'You will not get in here. The blind and the lame will hold you off.' (That is to say: David will never get in here.)

7 But David captured the citadel of Zion, that is, the City of David.

8 That day, David said, 'Whoever gets up the tunnel and kills a Jebusite . . .' As for the blind and the lame, David hated them with his whole being. (Hence the saying: the blind and the lame may not enter the Temple.)

9 David went to live in the citadel and called it the City of David. David then built a wall round it, from the Millo inwards.

10 David grew stronger and stronger, and Yahweh, God of Sabaoth, was with him.

11 Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, with cedar wood, carpenters and stone-cutters, who built David a palace.

12 David then knew that Yahweh had confirmed him as king of Israel and, for the sake of his people Israel, had extended his sovereignty.

13 After coming from Hebron, David took other concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and sons and daughters were born to him.

14 These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

16 Elishama, Eliada, Eliphelet.

17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king of Israel, they all went up to seek him out. On hearing this, David went down to the stronghold.

18 When the Philistines arrived, they deployed in the Valley of the Rephaim.

19 David consulted Yahweh and asked, 'Shall I attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my power?' Yahweh replied to David, 'Attack! I shall certainly deliver the Philistines into your power.'

20 Accordingly, David went to Baal-Perazim and there David defeated them. He said, 'Yahweh has made a breach in my enemies for me, as though they had been breached by a flood.' This is why the place was given the name Baal-Perazim.

21 They had left their gods behind them there, and David and his men carried them off.

22 Again the Philistines invaded and deployed in the Valley of the Rephaim.

23 David consulted Yahweh, who replied, 'Do not attack them from the front; go round to their rear and engage them opposite the balsam trees.

24 When you hear the sound of footsteps in the tops of the balsam trees, advance, for that will be Yahweh going out ahead of you to defeat the Philistine army.'

25 David did as Yahweh had ordered and beat the Philistines from Gibeon to the Pass of Gezer.




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2 Samuel 5 narrates the unification of the tribes of Judah and Israel under the reign of King David. The chapter begins with the leaders of Israel coming to David in Hebrom to recognize him as his king after the death of Saul. Then David leads a successful battle against the Jebusum and takes Jerusalem as his capital. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in 2 Samuel 5:

Genesis 49:10: "The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the command rod among his descendants, until he comes to whom he belongs, and to him the nations will obey." This verse is a prophecy of Jacob upon his son Judah, who would become the royal tribe of Israel. The unification of the tribes under the reign of David is a realization of this prophecy.

Numbers 27:17: "May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all humanity, designate someone about this community to lead it." This verse was spoken by Moses when he asked God to choose a successor to lead the Israelites after his death. David was chosen by God to be Saul's successor and lead the Israelites.

1 Chronicles 11:4-5: "David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebuses who dwelt there said to David, 'You will never come here!' But David took the fortress of Zion, which is the city of David. " This verse describes the Battle of David against the Jebuses to take Jerusalem as its capital. David's victory over the Jebuses is an important milestone in Israel's history.

Psalm 2:6-7: "I was the one who anointed my king over Zion, my holy mount." This psalm is a prophecy about the Messiah, which would be anointed by God to rule the nations. David's anointing as king of Israel is a foreshadowing of this event.

Isaiah 9:6-7: "For a boy was born to us, a son has been given to us, and the government is upon his shoulders. And he will be called the wonderful counselor, powerful God, eternal father, prince of peace. Government and peace there will be no end on the throne of David and on his kingdom, to firm and fortify him with judgment and justice, from now on and forever. " This verse is a prophecy about the Messiah that would come from the lineage of David. The unification of the tribes of Israel under the reign of David is a foreshadowing of the Eternal Government of the Messiah over all nations.


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