A DIGEST OF CHAPTER 5 2 Samuel 5:1-5 _David king over all Israel._ After David had reigned for seven years in Hebron all the tribes of Israel came to him and asked him to be king over them. Since Mephibosheth was dead, they needed to unite under one king. 2 Samuel 5:6-16 _David in Jerusalem._ Da... [ Continue Reading ]
5. David Made King Over All Israel, 2 Samuel 5:1-15. _David King Over All Israel._ 2 Samuel 5:1-5 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we _are_ thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and... [ Continue Reading ]
_David in Jerusalem._ 2 Samuel 5:6-16 6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless Davi... [ Continue Reading ]
_David Against the Philistines_ 2 Samuel 5:17-25 17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard _of it,_ and went down to the hold. 18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephai... [ Continue Reading ]