2Sa 5 | TSK | STEP | The tribes come to Hebron and anoint David over Israel. David's age. He taking Zion from the Jebusites, dwells in it. Hiram sends to David. Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem. David, directed by God, smites the Philistines at Baal-perazim; and again at the mulberry trees. came. we.

which spake, etc.Dr. Kennicott's amended translation is as follows: "Who spake unto David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither; for the blind and the lame shall drive thee away, by saying, David shall not come in hither." ver. 8. "And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and through the subterraneous passage reacheth the lame and the blind, who hate the life of David, (because the blind and the lame said, he shall not come into the house,) shall be chief and captain. So Joab, the son of Zeriah, went up first, and was chief."

Except.

Jer 37:10

thinking, David cannot. or, saying, David shall not, etc.

Zion.

Ps 2:6; 9:11; 48:12; 51:18; 87:2; 132:13; Isa 12:6; 59:20; Mic 4:2

Ro 9:33; Heb 12:22; Re 14:1

the same.

9; 6:10; 1Ki 2:10; 3:1; 8:1; 1Ch 11:7; 2Ch 5:2; 24:16

Whosoever.

Jos 15:16,17; 1Sa 17:25

he shall be.

1Ch 11:6-9

Wherefore, etc. or, Because they had said, even the blindand the lame, he shall not come into the house.

city.

Millo.

Jud 9:6,20; 1Ki 9:15,24; 11:27; 1Ch 11:8; 2Ch 32:5

went on, and grew great. Heb. went going and growing.

3:1; Job 17:9; Pr 4:18; Isa 9:7; Da 2:44,45; Lu 2:52

the Lord.

Ge 21:22; Ps 46:7,11; Isa 8:9,10; Ro 8:31

Hiram.

1Ki 5:1,2,8,9; 1Ch 14:1

masons. Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall. they built.

7:2; 1Ki 7:1-12; Ec 2:4-11; Jer 22:14-16

David.

7:16; 1Ch 14:2

his people.

1Ki 10:9; 2Ch 2:11; Es 4:14; Isa 1:25-27; Da 2:30

Ge 25:5,6; De 17:17; 1Ch 3:9; 14:3-7; 2Ch 11:18-21; 13:21

the names.

1Ch 3:5-9; 14:4

Shammuah. or, Shimea.

1Ch 3:5

Nathan.

12:1-7; Lu 2:31

Solomon.

12:24,25; Mt 1:6

Elishua. or, Elishama.

1Ch 3:6; 14:5

Eliada. or, Beeliada.

1Ch 14:7

Eliphalet. Eliphelet.

1Ch 3:8

But when.

1Ch 14:8,9; Ps 2:1-5; Re 11:15-18

the hold.

23:14; 1Ch 11:16

the valley.

23:13; Ge 14:5; Jos 15:8; 1Ch 11:15; Isa 17:5

enquired.

2:1; 1Sa 23:2,4; 30:7,8; Jas 4:15

And the Lord.

23; Jud 20:28; 1Sa 28:6; 30:8; 1Ki 22:6,15-23; Pr 3:6

Baal-perazim. that is, The plain of breaches.

Isa 28:21

David.

De 7:5,25; 1Sa 5:2-6; 1Ch 14:11,12; Isa 37:19

burned them. or, took them away.

Isa 46:1,2; Jer 43:12

came up.

1Ki 20:22; 1Ch 14:13

enquired.

fetch.

Jos 8:2,7; 1Ch 14:14; Mt 9:29,30; 8:23-25; Joh 9:6,7

the mulberry trees.The word {bechaïm,} rendered mulberry trees, is rendered by Aquila, [apion,] pear-trees, as the LXX. also render in 1 Ch 14:14, 15; and so the Vulgate in both places has {pyrorum.} The Rabbins, however, believe {bacha} signifies the mulberry-tree; with whom Ursinus agrees. It more probably denotes a large shrub which the Arabs still call {baca,} from its distilling an odoriferous gum, from {bachah} to distil, as tears. Of this opinion is Celsius, who quotes a passage from Abulfadi, who describes it as a balsam shrub, having longish leaves, and bearing a large fruit with an acrid taste. M. Forskal mentions a tree by the name of {bæca,} with leaves rather ovated, smooth, entire: its berries are poisonous to the sheep.

sound.

2Ki 7:6

thou shalt bestir.

Jud 4:14; 7:15; 1Sa 14:9-12; 1Ch 14:15; Php 2:11,12

Geba.

1Ch 14:16

Gibeon. Gazer.

Jos 16:10