God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 5:25
25David did as the Lord ordered him and defeated the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.
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
23David asked the Lord, and he answered, “Don’t attack now, but circle around behind them, and come at them in front of the balsam trees. 24When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act immediately because the Lord has gone ahead of you to defeat the Philistine army.” David did as the Lord ordered him and defeated the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.
Read all of 2 Samuel 52 Samuel 5:25 word by word
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ דָּוִד֙ כֵּ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִגֶּ֖בַע עַד־בֹּאֲךָ֥ גָֽזֶר׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- did soעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- had commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- him; and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- from Gebaגֶּ֫בַעgeba‛ · GebaH1387
- until thou comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
- to Gazerגֶּ֫זֶרgezer · GezerH1507
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:25
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
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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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