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2 Samuel 5:10
10David became more and more powerful because the Lord God Almighty was with him.
2 Samuel 5:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
- New International Version (NIV)And he became more and more powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was with him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David became greater and greater, for the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So David went on and became great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
Context of 2 Samuel 5:10
8On that day, David said to his men, ‘We must attack my enemies, the Jebusites. To do that, we must go into the city through the water tunnel. Then we will see if their blind and lame people can stop us! I hate them all.’ That is why people still say, ‘Anybody who is blind or lame must not go into the palace.’ 9Then David went to live in the strong place of the city. He called it ‘The City of David’. He built more houses all around it, from the edge of the hill into the city. David became more and more powerful because the Lord God Almighty was with him. 11Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent some of his men to David. They brought wood from Lebanon's cedar trees. Men who could work with wood and stone also came. They built a palace for David. 12David knew that the Lord had made him strong as king over Israel. He knew that God had given honour to his kingdom, to help his people, the Israelites.
Read all of 2 Samuel 52 Samuel 5:10 word by word
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד הָל֣וֹךְ וְגָד֑וֹל וַיהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָא֖וֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:10
- 2 Samuel 3:1David's men continued to fight against the men who were faithful to Saul's family. The war continued for a long time. David's army became stronger and stronger, but Saul's army became weaker and weaker.
- Job 17:9Righteous people continue to do things that are right. People who do good things become stronger.
- Proverbs 4:18The life of righteous people is like the sun at dawn. It gets brighter and brighter until midday.
- Isaiah 9:7His authority to rule will be very great. The peace that he brings will never have an end. He will rule as king over David's kingdom. He will make it strong and safe, because he will do what is right and fair. He will rule like that now and for ever. The Lord Almighty will make those things happen, because he loves his people.
- Daniel 2:44During the time when those kings rule, the God of heaven will begin a new kingdom. That kingdom will continue for ever. No other people will ever have power over it. It will break up all those other kingdoms and it will destroy them. And it will continue for ever.
- Luke 2:52Jesus grew up into a man. He became strong and he could understand more and more things. God was pleased with him, and people were pleased with him too.
- Genesis 21:22At that time Phicol was the leader of King Abimelech's army. Abimelech and Phicol said to Abraham, ‘We see that God helps you in everything that you do.
- Psalms 46:7The Lord Almighty is there to help us. The God of Jacob keeps us safe. Selah.
- Isaiah 8:9You foreign nations must listen to this! Join together to fight. Shout as you go to battle. But you will never win! You people from countries that are far away, get ready for war. But you will be completely destroyed!
- Romans 8:31So, because of all the things that God does for us, we can say this: If God is working on our behalf, nobody can really do anything against us.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:10
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 The enemies of God's people are often very confident of their own strength, and most secure when their day to fall draws nigh. But the pride and insolence of the Jebusites animated David, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. Thus in the day of God's power, Satan's strong-hold, the human heart, is changed into a habitation of God through the Spirit, and into a throne on which the Son of David rules, and brings every thought into obedience to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10the LORD … was with him: Although David was a skilled and charismatic leader, his growing success was ultimately due to God’s blessing.Read the comment
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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
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