2 Samuel 5:25

2 Samuel 5:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
• New International Version (NIV)So David did as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David did as the Lord commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.

Context of 2 Samuel 5:25

23So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees. 24As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

2 Samuel 5:25 word by word

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ דָּוִד֙ כֵּ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִגֶּ֖בַע עַד־בֹּאֲךָ֥ גָֽזֶר׃ פRead the interlinear

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• So Davidכֵּןkên · soH3651
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• asכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had commanded himצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• and he struck downנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• all the way from Gibeonגֶּ֫בַעgeba‛ · GebaH1387
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• toבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
• Gezerגֶּ֫זֶרgezer · GezerH1507

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:25

• 1 Chronicles 14:16So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
• Joshua 16:10But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And David did so - He punctually obeyed the directions of the Lord, and then every thing succeeded to his wish. How is it that such supernatural directions and assistances are not communicated now? Because they are not asked for; and they are not asked for because they are not expected; and they are not expected because men have not faith; and they have not faith because they are under a refined spirit of atheism, and have no spiritual intercourse with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Geba - Better, as in marginal reference “Gibeon.” Gazer should be “Gezer” (Joshua 10:33, etc.); it lay between the nether Bethhoron and the sea; on the direct route therefore which the Philistines, fleeing from Gibeon, would take. The exact site has now been identified (1 Kings 9:16).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 The Philistines considered not that David had the presence of God with him, which Saul had forfeited and lost. The kingdom of the Messiah, as soon as it was set up in the world, was thus attacked by the powers of darkness. The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, Psa 2:1, &c. The destruction will turn, as this did, upon Satan's own kingdom. David owns dependence on God for victory; and refers…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Gibeon: David drove the Philistines out of Israel's central hills, from Gibeon in the east (in Benjamin, north of Jerusalem) to Gezer in the west.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 5:25

• Armies
• David
• Gazer
• Geba
• Philistines
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• David
• Philistines
• Compass
• Fetch
• Geba
• Gezer
• Genealogy
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• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings