2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 5:1 WE ARE YOUR BONE AND FLESH. Even though there is a distinct division between Judah and the rest of Israel, they still recognize each other as family (compare “brothers,” 2 Samuel 2:26). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.l... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 5:6 The account of David’s kingship over all of Israel starts with his capture of the Jebusite city of JERUSALEM, on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin. Jerusalem had not been controlled by any one tribe, and thus it was both symbolically and geographically better suit... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 5:8 WATER SHAFT. See note on vv. 6–13. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 5:9 THE MILLO (see 1 Kings 9:15; 1 Chronicles 11:8) was a series of terrace walls, built on a steep slope, that supported the fill dirt behind it to create level areas. Houses were built on these artificial platforms and connected by narrow staircases. During heavy rains, t... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 5:11 HIRAM KING OF TYRE provides David with cedars to build his house. Tyre was a trading empire. It was important to them to keep the inland trade route from Israel to Egypt open to their merchants. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, le... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 5:13 This is a summary statement about David’s kingship in Jerusalem (compare 2 Samuel 3:2). It does not mean that these sons were all born before 2 Samuel 5:17. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 5:17 Until now the PHILISTINES may have considered David to be a paid soldier fighting for them (1 Samuel 27:1). But when David becomes KING OVER ISRAEL (that is, both Israel and Judah) and even captures Jerusalem, they realize he is a threat. WENT DOWN TO THE STRONGHOLD. T... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 5:22 It may be that the SOUND OF MARCHING was a distinct sound caused by the Lord that frightened the Philistines (as in 2 Kings 7:6). Another possibility is that the Philistines knew the sound was of TREES, so David used it as cover for his attack. He drove the Philistines... [ Continue Reading ]