2 Samuel 5:17 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 5:17

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.

BSB

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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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The hold - Not the same place which is so named in 2Sa 5:7, 2Sa 5:9, but probably the cave (or hold) of Adullam 2Sa 23:13. The invasion most probably took place before David had completed his buildings in the city of David; and is probably referred to in 2Sa 23:8-17.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The kingdom of the Messiah, as soon as ever it was set up in the world, was thus vigorously attacked by the powers of darkness, who, with the combined force both of Jews and Gentiles, made head against it. The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, Ps. ii. The destruction will turn, as this did, upon Satan's own kingdom.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ	vai.yish.me.'U	and they heard	H8085 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	fe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
כִּי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
מָשְׁח֨וּ	ma.she.Chu	people had anointed	H4886 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דָּוִ֤ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙	le.Me.lekh	to king	H4428 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַיַּעֲל֥וּ	vai.ya.'a.Lu	and they went up	H5927 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ	le.va.Kesh	to seek	H1245 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דָּוִ֑ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע	vai.yish.Ma'	and he heard	H8085 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיֵּ֖רֶד	vai.Ye.red	and he went down	H3381 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃	ha.me.tzu.Dah	the stronghold	H4686 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk7

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Chronicles 11:16
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 13:23
  And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 13:4
  And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 10:5
  After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded…
- 1 Samuel 23:25
  and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this,…
Through
2 Samuel 23:14
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 22:4–5
  So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
- 1 Samuel 22:1
  So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 14:6
  Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD…

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04Related verses

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06About 2 Samuel

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Samuel