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2 Samuel 5
David is anointed king by all the tribes, ver. 1-5. Takes the
strong hold of Zion, ver. 6-10. David builds him an house; his
kingdom is established, ver. 11, 12. Has more children, ver. 13-16. Conquers the Philistines, ver. 17-25.
Verse 2. Shalt feed - That is, rule them, and take care of them, as a
shepherd doth of his sheep, Psalm lxxviii, 70, 71. This expression,
he useth to admonish David, that he was not made a king to
advance his own glory, but for the good of his people; whom he
ought to rule with all tenderness, and to watch over with all
diligence.
Verse 3. A league - Whereby David obliged himself to rule them
according to God's laws; and the people promised obedience to
him.
Verse 6. Cannot come - They confided in the strength of their
fortifications, which they thought so impregnable, that the blind
and the lame were sufficient to defend them, against the most
powerful assailant. And probably they set a parcel of blind and
lame people, invalids or maimed soldiers, to make their
appearance on the wall, in contempt of David and his men.
Verse 8. To the gutter - That is, whosoever scaleth the fort, or getteth up
to the top of it, where the gutter was. That are hated - The
Jebusites, and the lame, and the blind, Who had probably
themselves insulted him, and blasphemed God. He shall be -
These words are fitly supplied out of 1 Chron. xi, 6, where they
are expressed. They said &c. - That is, whence it became a
proverb, or a common saying, used by David, and others, the
blind and the lame Jebusites, were set to keep the house, that is,
the fort of Zion; and to keep others from coming into it; but now
they are shut out of it, and none of them, either of the Jebusites, or
of blind and lame persons, shall be admitted to come into it again.
Which David might ordain, to keep up the memory of this great
exploit, and of the insolent carriage of the Jebusites.
Verse 9. Millo - Which seems to have been the town-hall or, state-house,
near the wall of the city of Zion.
Verse 12. King over Israel - That he might be a blessing to them, and
they might be happy under his administration.
Verse 13. David took, &c. - This may well be reckoned amongst David's
miscarriages, the multiplication of wives being expresly forbidden
to the king, Deut. xvii, 17. It seems to have been his policy, that
hereby he might enlarge his family, and strengthen his interest by
alliances with so many considerable families. But all these did not
preserve him from coveting his neighbour's wife. Rather they
inclined him to it: for men who have once broke the fence, will
wander carelesly.
Verse 17. The hold - To some fortified place to which his people might
conveniently resort from all places, and where he might intrench
his army, which lay towards the Philistines.
Verse 20. Baal-perazim-Whither the Philistines were come from the
valley of Rephraim, 1 Chron. xiv, 11. Baal-perazim, signifies the
master of the breaches: So he ascribes all to God. As waters - As
floods or rivers of waters, which break the banks, and overflow a
land, and overturn all that stands in their way.
Verse 21. Images - When the ark fell into the hand of the Philistines, it
consumed them: but when these images fell into the hands of
Israel, they could not save themselves from being consumed.
Verse 22. And spread themselves - The expression intimates, that they
were very numerous, and made a very formidable appearance. So
we read, Rev. xx, 9, of the church's enemies going up on the
breadth of the earth. But the wider they spread themselves, the
fairer mark they are for God's arrows.
Verse 23. Go up - Directly against them, as the following words explain
it. Behind - Where they least expect thee; God's purposes and
promises do not exclude men's endeavours.
Verse 24. The sound - A noise as it were of persons walking upon the
tops of them, which I shall cause; and by this sign, both thou shalt
he assured that I am coming to help thee; and the Philistines shall
be affrighted, and not perceive the noise of thy army, until thou
art upon them. Bestir - Fall upon them.
Chapter 5:
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| Wesley
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 Samuel 1 Kings
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