2 Samuel 5:10
in 2 Samuel 5And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah, the God of hosts, was with him.
KJV
And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 5
Commentary
2 notes on this verseAnd David went on, and grew great,.... In honour and wealth, in fame and reputation, in subduing his enemies, obtaining conquests over them, and enlarging his dominions: and the Lord God of hosts, of armies above and below: was with him: to whom all his prosperity and success was owing. The Targum is,"the Word of the Lord God of hosts was for his help,''or his helper.
This site's exposition
David became greater and greater
on 2 Samuel 5:10-12
David's rise is credited to one cause, “for the LORD God of Hosts was with him”, the title David named at 1 Samuel 17:45. Hiram of Tyre sends cedar and craftsmen who build David a palace, and that house of cedar sets up David's question in 7:2.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And David became greater and greater, and the LORD, Elohe Sebaoth, was in his aid.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| דָּוִ֖ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| הָל֣וֹךְ | halokh | going | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| וְגָד֑וֹל | vegadol | and becoming great | H1431 → | 117 times |
| וַיהוָ֛ה | vayahweh | and Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| צְבָא֖וֹת | tzevaot | hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| עִמּֽוֹ׃ פ | imo | [was] with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
דָּוִ֖דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
הָל֣וֹךְgoing
halokhH1980 →1546 times
וְגָד֑וֹלand becoming great
vegadolH1431 →117 times
וַיהוָ֛הand Yahweh
vayahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֥י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
צְבָא֖וֹתhosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
עִמּֽוֹ׃ פ[was] with him
imoH5973 →1050 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
it leads to
- Psalms 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Psalms 56:11
in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- 1 John 4:4
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the…
- Psalms 118:6
Through
Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness…
it leads to
- Luke 1:32–33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms…
- Daniel 7:14
And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is…
- Luke 1:32–33
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.