CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
2 Samuel 5:1. “THEN, etc. “The tenor of the history leads us to
hold with Ewald that the recognition of David as king over all Israel
occurred immediately after Ishbosheth’s death, against Stähelin,
who thinks that there was an interval of several years after his
death... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
2 Samuel 5:6. “WENT TO JERUSALEM.” “That this took place
immediately after the anointing of David as king of Israel is apparent
not only from the fact that the account follows directly afterwards,
but also from the circumstance that, according to 2 Samuel 5:5, David
re... [ Continue Reading ]