Apologetics Bible

2Samuel 5:1

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־דָּוִד חֶבְרוֹנָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֵאמֹר הִנְנוּ עַצְמְךָ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃

vayavo'v-khal-shivetey-yishera'el-'el-david-chevervonah-vayo'merv-le'mor-hinenv-'atzemekha-vvesharekha-'anachenv

KJV: Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

AKJV: Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

ASV: Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

YLT: And all the tribes of Israel come unto David, to Hebron, and speak, saying, `Lo, we are thy bone and thy flesh;

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:2

Hebrew

גַּם־אֶתְמוֹל גַּם־שִׁלְשׁוֹם בִּהְיוֹת שָׁאוּל מֶלֶךְ עָלֵינוּ אַתָּה הייתה הָיִיתָ מוציא הַמּוֹצִיא והמבי וְהַמֵּבִיא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לְךָ אַתָּה תִרְעֶה אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַתָּה תִּהְיֶה לְנָגִיד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

gam-'etemvol-gam-shileshvom-viheyvot-sha'vl-melekhe-'aleynv-'atah-hyyth-hayiyta-mvtzy'-hamvotziy'-vhmvy-vehameviy'-'et-yishera'el-vayo'mer-yehvah-lekha-'atah-tire'eh-'et-'amiy-'et-yishera'el-ve'atah-tiheyeh-lenagiyd-'al-yishera'el

KJV: Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

AKJV: Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were he that led out and brought in Israel: and the LORD said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be a captain over Israel.

ASV: In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.

YLT: also heretofore, in Saul's being king over us, thou hast been he who is bringing out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah saith to thee, Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art for leader over Israel.'

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:3

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ חֶבְרוֹנָה וַיִּכְרֹת לָהֶם הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד בְּרִית בְּחֶבְרוֹן לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ אֶת־דָּוִד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vayavo'v-khal-ziqeney-yishera'el-'el-hamelekhe-chevervonah-vayikherot-lahem-hamelekhe-david-veriyt-vechevervon-lifeney-yehvah-vayimeshechv-'et-david-lemelekhe-'al-yishera'el

KJV: So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

AKJV: So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. ¶

ASV: So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.

YLT: And all the elders of Israel come unto the king, to Hebron, and king David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:4

Hebrew

בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה דָּוִד בְּמָלְכוֹ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה מָלָֽךְ׃

ven-sheloshiym-shanah-david-vemalekhvo-'areva'iym-shanah-malakhe

KJV: David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

AKJV: David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

ASV: David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

YLT: A son of thirty years is David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned;

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:5

Hebrew

בְּחֶבְרוֹן מָלַךְ עַל־יְהוּדָה שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וְשִׁשָּׁה חֳדָשִׁים וּבִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מָלַךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה עַל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָֽה׃

vechevervon-malakhe-'al-yehvdah-sheva'-shaniym-veshishah-chodashiym-vviyrvshalaim-malakhe-sheloshiym-veshalosh-shanah-'al-khal-yishera'el-viyhvdah

KJV: In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

AKJV: In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. ¶

ASV: In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

YLT: in Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years, over all Israel and Judah.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:6

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶל־הַיְבֻסִי יוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ וַיֹּאמֶר לְדָוִד לֵאמֹר לֹא־תָבוֹא הֵנָּה כִּי אִם־הֱסִֽירְךָ הַעִוְרִים וְהַפִּסְחִים לֵאמֹר לֹֽא־יָבוֹא דָוִד הֵֽנָּה׃

vayelekhe-hamelekhe-va'anashayv-yervshaliam-'el-hayevusiy-yvoshev-ha'aretz-vayo'mer-ledavid-le'mor-lo'-tavvo'-henah-khiy-'im-hesiyrekha-ha'iveriym-vehafisechiym-le'mor-lo'-yavvo'-david-henah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And the king and his men went to Jerusalem to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spoke to David, saying, Except you take away the blind and the lame, you shall not come in here: thinking, David cannot come in here.

ASV: And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who 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.

YLT: And the king goeth, and his men, to Jerusalem, unto the Jebusite, the inhabitant of the land, and they speak to David, saying, Thou dost not come in hither, except thou turn aside the blind and the lame;' saying, David doth not come in hither.'

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:7

Hebrew

וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִד אֵת מְצֻדַת צִיּוֹן הִיא עִיר דָּוִֽד׃

vayilekhod-david-'et-metzudat-tziyvon-hiy'-'iyr-david

KJV: Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

AKJV: Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

ASV: Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

YLT: And David captureth the fortress of Zion, it is the city of David.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:8

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כָּל־מַכֵּה יְבֻסִי וְיִגַּע בַּצִּנּוֹר וְאֶת־הַפִּסְחִים וְאֶת־הַעִוְרִים שנאו שְׂנֻאֵי נֶפֶשׁ דָּוִד עַל־כֵּן יֹֽאמְרוּ עִוֵּר וּפִסֵּחַ לֹא יָבוֹא אֶל־הַבָּֽיִת׃

vayo'mer-david-vayvom-hahv'-khal-makheh-yevusiy-veyiga'-vatzinvor-ve'et-hafisechiym-ve'et-ha'iveriym-shn'v-shenu'ey-nefesh-david-'al-khen-yo'merv-'iver-vfisecha-lo'-yavvo'-'el-havayit

KJV: And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

AKJV: And David said on that day, Whoever gets up to the gutter, and smites the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Why they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

ASV: And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and smite the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.

YLT: And David saith on that day, Any one smiting the Jebusite, (let him go up by the watercourse), and the lame and the blind--the hated of David's soul,' --because the blind and lame say, He doth not come into the house.'

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:9

Hebrew

וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד בַּמְּצֻדָה וַיִּקְרָא־לָהּ עִיר דָּוִד וַיִּבֶן דָּוִד סָבִיב מִן־הַמִּלּוֹא וָבָֽיְתָה׃

vayeshev-david-vametzudah-vayiqera'-lah-'iyr-david-vayiven-david-saviyv-min-hamilvo'-vavayetah

KJV: So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

AKJV: So David dwelled in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

ASV: And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

YLT: And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it--City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:10

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִד הָלוֹךְ וְגָדוֹל וַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃

vayelekhe-david-halvokhe-vegadvol-vayhvah-'elohey-tzeva'vot-'imvo

KJV: And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

AKJV: And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him. ¶

ASV: And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah, the God of hosts, was with him.

YLT: and David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah, God of Hosts, is with him.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:11

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלַח חִירָם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹר מַלְאָכִים אֶל־דָּוִד וַעֲצֵי אֲרָזִים וְחָרָשֵׁי עֵץ וְחָֽרָשֵׁי אֶבֶן קִיר וַיִּבְנֽוּ־בַיִת לְדָוִֽד׃

vayishelach-chiyram-melekhe-tzor-male'akhiym-'el-david-va'atzey-'araziym-vecharashey-'etz-vecharashey-'even-qiyr-vayivenv-vayit-ledavid

KJV: And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

AKJV: And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

ASV: And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

YLT: And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-trees, and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone, for walls, and they build a house for David,

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:12

Hebrew

וַיֵּדַע דָּוִד כִּֽי־הֱכִינוֹ יְהוָה לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכִי נִשֵּׂא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ בַּעֲבוּר עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vayeda'-david-khiy-hekhiynvo-yehvah-lemelekhe-'al-yishera'el-vekhiy-nishe'-mamelakhetvo-va'avvr-'amvo-yishera'el

KJV: And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.

AKJV: And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake. ¶

ASV: And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.

YLT: and David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, and that He hath lifted up his kingdom, because of His people Israel.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:13

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד עוֹד פִּֽלַגְשִׁים וְנָשִׁים מִירוּשָׁלִַם אַחֲרֵי בֹּאוֹ מֵחֶבְרוֹן וַיִּוָּלְדּוּ עוֹד לְדָוִד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

vayiqach-david-'vod-filageshiym-venashiym-miyrvshaliam-'acharey-vo'vo-mechevervon-vayivaledv-'vod-ledavid-vaniym-vvanvot

KJV: And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

AKJV: And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

ASV: And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

YLT: And David taketh again concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after his coming from Hebron, and there are born again to David sons and daughters.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:14

Hebrew

וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הַיִּלֹּדִים לוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם שַׁמּוּעַ וְשׁוֹבָב וְנָתָן וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

ve'eleh-shemvot-hayilodiym-lvo-viyrvshalaim-shamv'a-veshvovav-venatan-vshelomoh

KJV: And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

AKJV: And these be the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

ASV: And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

YLT: And these are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:15

Hebrew

וְיִבְחָר וֶאֱלִישׁוּעַ וְנֶפֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃

veyivechar-ve'eliyshv'a-venefeg-veyafiy'a

KJV: Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

AKJV: Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

ASV: and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

YLT: and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:16

Hebrew

וֶאֱלִישָׁמָע וְאֶלְיָדָע וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃

ve'eliyshama'-ve'eleyada'-ve'eliyfalet

KJV: And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

AKJV: And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. ¶

ASV: and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

YLT: and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:17

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים כִּי־מָשְׁחוּ אֶת־דָּוִד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲלוּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־דָּוִד וַיִּשְׁמַע דָּוִד וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃

vayisheme'v-felishetiym-khiy-mashechv-'et-david-lemelekhe-'al-yishera'el-vaya'alv-khal-felishetiym-levaqesh-'et-david-vayishema'-david-vayered-'el-hametzvdah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

YLT: And the Philistines hear that they have anointed David for king over Israel, and all the Philistines come up to seek David, and David heareth, and goeth down unto the fortress,

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:18

Hebrew

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים בָּאוּ וַיִּנָּטְשׁוּ בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִֽים׃

vfelishetiym-va'v-vayinateshv-ve'emeq-refa'iym

KJV: The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

AKJV: The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

ASV: Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

YLT: and the Philistines have come, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:19

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה לֵאמֹר הַאֶֽעֱלֶה אֶל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים הֲתִתְּנֵם בְּיָדִי וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־דָּוִד עֲלֵה כִּֽי־נָתֹן אֶתֵּן אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃

vayishe'al-david-vayhvah-le'mor-ha'e'eleh-'el-felishetiym-hatitenem-veyadiy-vayo'mer-yehvah-'el-david-'aleh-khiy-naton-'eten-'et-hafelishetiym-veyadekha

KJV: And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

AKJV: And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.

ASV: And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

YLT: And David asketh of Jehovah, saying, Do I go up unto the Philistines? dost Thou give them into my hand?' And Jehovah saith unto David, Go up, for I certainly give the Philistines into thy hand.'

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:20

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא דָוִד בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים וַיַּכֵּם שָׁם דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר פָּרַץ יְהוָה אֶת־אֹיְבַי לְפָנַי כְּפֶרֶץ מָיִם עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בַּעַל פְּרָצִֽים׃

vayavo'-david-veva'al-feratziym-vayakhem-sham-david-vayo'mer-faratz-yehvah-'et-'oyevay-lefanay-kheferetz-mayim-'al-khen-qara'-shem-hamaqvom-hahv'-va'al-feratziym

KJV: And David came to Baal–perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal–perazim.

AKJV: And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD has broken forth on my enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.

ASV: And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

YLT: And David cometh in to Baal-Perazim, and David smiteth them there, and saith, `Jehovah hath broken forth on mine enemies before me, as the breaking forth of waters;' therefore he hath called the name of that place Baal-Perazim.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David came to Baal–perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal–perazim.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:21

Hebrew

וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁם אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶם וַיִּשָּׂאֵם דָּוִד וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃

vaya'azevv-sham-'et-'atzaveyhem-vayisha'em-david-va'anashayv

KJV: And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

AKJV: And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. ¶

ASV: And they left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

YLT: And they forsake there their idols, and David and his men lift them up.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:22

Hebrew

וַיֹּסִפוּ עוֹד פְּלִשְׁתִּים לַֽעֲלוֹת וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁוּ בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִֽים׃

vayosifv-'vod-felishetiym-la'alvot-vayinateshv-ve'emeq-refa'iym

KJV: And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

AKJV: And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

ASV: And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

YLT: And the Philistines add again to come up, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim,

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:23

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא תַעֲלֶה הָסֵב אֶל־אַחֲרֵיהֶם וּבָאתָ לָהֶם מִמּוּל בְּכָאִֽים׃

vayishe'al-david-vayhvah-vayo'mer-lo'-ta'aleh-hasev-'el-'achareyhem-vva'ta-lahem-mimvl-vekha'iym

KJV: And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

AKJV: And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, You shall not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees.

ASV: And when David inquired of Jehovah, he said, Thou shalt not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

YLT: and David asketh of Jehovah, and He saith, `Thou dost not go up, turn round unto their rear, and thou hast come to them over-against the mulberries,

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:24

Hebrew

וִיהִי בשמעך כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ אֶת־קוֹל צְעָדָה בְּרָאשֵׁי הַבְּכָאִים אָז תֶּחֱרָץ כִּי אָז יָצָא יְהוָה לְפָנֶיךָ לְהַכּוֹת בְּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

viyhiy-vshm'kh-kheshame'akha-'et-qvol-tze'adah-vera'shey-havekha'iym-'az-techeratz-khiy-'az-yatza'-yehvah-lefaneykha-lehakhvot-vemachaneh-felishetiym

KJV: And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

AKJV: And let it be, when you hear the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall bestir yourself: for then shall the LORD go out before you, to smite the host of the Philistines.

ASV: And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is Jehovah gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

YLT: and it cometh to pass, in thy hearing the sound of a stepping in the tops of the mulberries, then thou dost move sharply, for then hath Jehovah gone out before thee to smite in the camp of the Philistines.'

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Samuel 5:25

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ דָּוִד כֵּן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ יְהוָה וַיַּךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים מִגֶּבַע עַד־בֹּאֲךָ גָֽזֶר׃

vaya'ash-david-khen-kha'asher-tzivahv-yehvah-vayakhe-'et-felishetiym-migeva'-'ad-vo'akha-gazer

KJV: And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

AKJV: And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gazer.

ASV: And David did so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.

YLT: And David doth so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smiteth the Philistines from Geba unto thy coming to Gazer.

Exposition: 2Samuel 5:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.