2 Samuel 5:1-10
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David Becomes King over Israel(A)
5 After this, all of the tribes of Israel assembled with David at Hebron and declared, “Look, we’re your own flesh and blood![a] 2 Even back when Saul was our king, it was you who kept on leading Israel out to battle[b] and bringing them back again.[c] The Lord told you, ‘You yourself will shepherd my people Israel and serve as Commander-in-Chief[d] over Israel.’” 3 So all the elders of Israel approached the king at Hebron, where King David entered into a covenant with them in the presence of the Lord. Then they anointed David to be king over Israel.
David Establishes Jerusalem as His Capital(B)
4 David began to reign when he was 30 years old, and he reigned 40 years. 5 He reigned over Judah for seven years and six months in Hebron, and he reigned over all of Israel including Judah for 33 years in Jerusalem. 6 Later, the king and his army marched on Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who were inhabiting the territory at that time[e] and who had told David, “You’re not coming in here! Even the blind and the lame could turn you away!” because they were thinking[f] “David can’t come here.” 7 Even so, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which is now known as[g] the City of David.
8 At that time,[h] David had said, “Whoever intends to attack the Jebusites will have to climb up the water shaft to attack the lame and blind, who hate David.”[i]
Therefore they say, “The blind and lame are never to come into the house.” 9 David occupied[j] the fortress, naming it the City of David. He[k] built up the surroundings from the terrace ramparts[l] inward. 10 David became more and more esteemed because the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies was with him.
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- 2 Samuel 5:1 Lit. bone
- 2 Samuel 5:2 The Heb. lacks to battle
- 2 Samuel 5:2 The Heb. lacks back again
- 2 Samuel 5:2 Lit. Nagid; i.e. a senior officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and administrative authority
- 2 Samuel 5:6 The Heb. lacks at that time
- 2 Samuel 5:6 Lit. saying
- 2 Samuel 5:7 The Heb. lacks now known as
- 2 Samuel 5:8 Lit. day
- 2 Samuel 5:8 Or whom David hates; LXX reads blind, and those who hate David
- 2 Samuel 5:9 Or lived in
- 2 Samuel 5:9 Lit. David
- 2 Samuel 5:9 Lit. the Millo, fortified areas of ancient Jerusalem with terraces and retaining walls
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