2 Samuel 5

Treated in 5 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 5:3 When all the elders of Israel had come to the king in Hebron, King David made a covenant with them there in the presence of the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel. 1
  • 5:8 On that day David said, "Whoever would strike down the Jebusites must go up through the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind, whom David hates." That is why people say, "The blind and the lame will not come into the house." 1
  • 5:19 So David inquired of the LORD, "Am I to go up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?" The LORD answered David, "Go up, for I will certainly hand the Philistines over to you." 1
  • 5:23 When David inquired of the LORD, he answered, "Do not go straight up. Go around to their rear and attack them opposite the balsam trees. 1
  • 5:24 The moment you hear the sound of marching along the tops of the balsam trees, move fast, for that means the LORD has gone out ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army." 1

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Where it is preached

  1. Abide in Christ · Andrew Murray

    At This Moment cites 2 Sam. v. 3

    …David a second time to be king, now over all Israel, as at first only over Judah (2 Sam. v. 3), — a most instructive type of the way in which a soul is led to the life of entire…

  2. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    June cites 2 Sam. v. 19

    …notwithstanding, loves us still.—J. Hudson Taylor. June 4 David enquired of the Lord. 2 Sam. v. 19. Christian, if thou wouldst know the path of duty, take God for thy compass; if thou…

  3. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    January cites 2 Samuel 5:24

    …the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, then thou shalt bestir thyself.” (2 Samuel 5:24) The members of Christ's Church should be very prayerful, always seeking the unction of…

  4. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    February cites 2 Samuel 5:23

    …thy charming name, 'Tis music to mine ear.” February 9 “And David enquired of the Lord.” (2 Samuel 5:23) When David made this enquiry he had just fought the Philistines, and gained a signal…

  5. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 16 — Pædobaptism cites 2 Sam. 5:8

    …up into mount Zion, took with him neither the blind nor the lame, but vigorous soldiers (2 Sam. 5:8). But what if I meet this with the parable in which God invites to the heavenly feast the…