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2 Samuel 5 – King James Version (KJV)

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David King over All Israel

(1Ch 11:1–3 )

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2Sa 5:1 - Then came^H935 all^H3605 the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478 to^H413 David^H1732 unto Hebron,^H2275 and spake,^H559 saying,^H559 Behold,^H2005 we^H587 are thy bone^H6106 and thy flesh.^H1320

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2Sa 5:2 - Also^H1571 in time past,^H865^H1571^H8032 when^H1961^➔ Saul^H7586 was^➔^H1961 king^H4428 over us,^H5921 thou^H859 wast he^H1961 that leddest out^H3318 and broughtest in^H935 Israel:^H3478 and^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 to thee, Thou^H859 shalt feed^H7462 my people^H5971 Israel,^H3478 and thou^H859 shalt be^H1961 a captain^H5057 over^H5921 Israel.^H3478

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2Sa 5:3 - So^H935^➔ all^H3605 the elders^H2205 of Israel^H3478 came^➔^H935 to^H413 the king^H4428 to Hebron;^H2275 and^H3772^➔ king^H4428 David^H1732 made^➔^H3772 a league^H1285 with them in Hebron^H2275 before^H6440 the LORD:^H3068 and they anointed^H4886 David^H1732 king^H4428 over^H5921 Israel.^H3478

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2Sa 5:4 - David^H1732 was thirty^H7970 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign,^H4427 and he reigned^H4427 forty^H705 years.^H8141

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2Sa 5:5 - In Hebron^H2275 he reigned^H4427 over^H5921 Judah^H3063 seven^H7651 years^H8141 and six^H8337 months:^H2320 and in Jerusalem^H3389 he reigned^H4427 thirty^H7970 and three^H7969 years^H8141 over^H5921 all^H3605 Israel^H3478 and Judah.^H3063

(1Ch 11:4–9; 14:1–7 )

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2Sa 5:6 - And^H3212^➔ the king^H4428 and his men^H376 went^➔^H3212 to Jerusalem^H3389 unto^H413 the Jebusites,^H2983 the inhabitants^H3427 of the land:^H776 which spake^H559 unto David,^H1732 saying,^H559 Except^H3588^H518 thou take away^H5493 the blind^H5787 and the lame,^H6452 thou shalt^H935^➔ not^H3808 come in^➔^H935 hither:^H2008 thinking,^H559 David^H1732 cannot^H3808 come in^H935 hither.^H2008

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2Sa 5:7 - Nevertheless^H3920^➔ David^H1732 took^➔^H3920 the strong hold^H4686 of Zion:^H6726 the same^H1931 is the city^H5892 of David.^H1732

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2Sa 5:8 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 on^H3117^➔ that^H1931 day,^➔^H3117 Whosoever^H3605 getteth up^H5060^➔ to the gutter,^H6794 and^➔^H5060 smiteth^H5221 the Jebusites,^H2983 and^H853 the lame^H6455 and^H853 the blind,^H5787 that are hated^H8130 of^H5315^➔ David's^H1732 soul,^➔^H5315 he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore^H5921^H3651 they said,^H559 The blind^H5787 and the lame^H6455 shall^H935^➔ not^H3808 come^➔^H935 into^H413 the house.^H1004

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2Sa 5:9 - So^H3427^➔ David^H1732 dwelt^➔^H3427 in the fort,^H4686 and called^H7121 it the city^H5892 of David.^H1732 And^H1129^➔ David^H1732 built^➔^H1129 round about^H5439 from^H4480 Millo^H4407 and inward.^H1004

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2Sa 5:10 - And^H3212^➔ David^H1732 went^➔^H3212 on,^H1980 and grew great,^H1419 and the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635 was with him.^H5973

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2Sa 5:11 - And^H7971^➔ Hiram^H2438 king^H4428 of Tyre^H6865 sent^➔^H7971 messengers^H4397 to^H413 David,^H1732 and^H6086^➔ cedar^H730 trees,^➔^H6086 and carpenters,^H2796^H6086 and masons:^H2796^H68^H7023 and they built^H1129 David^H1732 an house.^H1004

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2Sa 5:12 - And^H3045^➔ David^H1732 perceived^➔^H3045 that^H3588 the LORD^H3068 had established him^H3559 king^H4428 over^H5921 Israel,^H3478 and that^H3588 he had exalted^H5375 his kingdom^H4467 for^H5668^➔ his people^H5971 Israel's^H3478 sake.^➔^H5668

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2Sa 5:13 - And^H3947^➔ David^H1732 took^➔^H3947 him more^H5750 concubines^H6370 and wives^H802 out of Jerusalem,^H3389 after^H310 he was come^H935 from Hebron:^H2275 and there were^H3205^➔ yet^H5750 sons^H1121 and daughters^H1323 born^➔^H3205 to David.^H1732

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2Sa 5:14 - And these^H428 be the names^H8034 of those that were born^H3209 unto him in Jerusalem;^H3389 Shammua,^H8051 and Shobab,^H7727 and Nathan,^H5416 and Solomon,^H8010

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2Sa 5:15 - Ibhar also,^H2984 and Elishua,^H474 and Nepheg,^H5298 and Japhia,^H3309

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2Sa 5:16 - And Elishama,^H476 and Eliada,^H450 and Eliphalet.^H467

War with the Philistines

(1Ch 14:8–17 )

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2Sa 5:17 - But when^H8085^➔ the Philistines^H6430 heard^➔^H8085 that^H3588 they had anointed^H4886 David^H1732 king^H4428 over^H5921 Israel,^H3478 all^H3605 the Philistines^H6430 came up^H5927 to seek^H1245 David;^H1732 and^H8085^➔ David^H1732 heard^➔^H8085 of it, and went down^H3381 to^H413 the hold.^H4686

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2Sa 5:18 - The Philistines also^H6430 came^H935 and spread themselves^H5203 in the valley^H6010 of Rephaim.^H7497

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2Sa 5:19 - And^H7592^➔ David^H1732 enquired^➔^H7592 of the LORD,^H3068 saying,^H559 Shall I go up^H5927 to^H413 the Philistines?^H6430 wilt thou deliver them^H5414 into mine hand?^H3027 And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 David,^H1732 Go up:^H5927 for^H3588 I will^H5414^➔ doubtless^H5414 deliver^➔^H5414 the Philistines^H6430 into thine hand.^H3027

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2Sa 5:20 - And^H935^➔ David^H1732 came^➔^H935 to Baalperazim,^H1188^H1188 and^H5221^➔ David^H1732 smote them^➔^H5221 there,^H8033 and said,^H559 The LORD^H3068 hath broken forth^H6555 upon mine enemies^H341 before me,^H6440 as the breach^H6556 of waters.^H4325 Therefore^H5921^H3651 he called^H7121 the name^H8034 of^H4725^➔ that^H1931 place^➔^H4725 Baalperazim.^H1188

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2Sa 5:21 - And^H5800^➔ there^H8033 they left^➔^H5800 their images,^H6091 and^H5375^➔ David^H1732 and his men^H376 burned them.^➔^H5375

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2Sa 5:22 - And^H3254^➔ the Philistines^H6430 came up^H5927 yet^H5750 again,^➔^H3254 and spread themselves^H5203 in the valley^H6010 of Rephaim.^H7497

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2Sa 5:23 - And when^H7592^➔ David^H1732 enquired^➔^H7592 of the LORD,^H3068 he said,^H559 Thou shalt^H5927^➔ not^H3808 go up;^➔^H5927 but fetch a compass^H5437 behind them,^H310 and come^H935 upon them over against^H4136 the mulberry trees.^H1057

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2Sa 5:24 - And let it be,^H1961 when thou hearest^H8085 the sound^H6963 of a going^H6807 in the tops^H7218 of the mulberry trees,^H1057 that^H2782^➔ then^H227 thou shalt bestir thyself:^➔^H2782 for^H3588 then^H227 shall^H3318^➔ the LORD^H3068 go out^➔^H3318 before thee,^H6440 to smite^H5221 the host^H4264 of the Philistines.^H6430

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2Sa 5:25 - And^H6213^➔ David^H1732 did^➔^H6213 so,^H3651 as^H834 the LORD^H3068 had commanded him;^H6680 and smote^H5221 the Philistines^H6430 from Geba^H1387 until^H5704 thou come^H935 to Gazer.^H1507

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