New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 5:2
2Previously, when Saul was king over us, 1you were the one who led Israel 2out and in. And the Lord said to you, ‘3You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be 4a leader over Israel.’”
2 Samuel 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ”
Context of 2 Samuel 5:2
1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and in. And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be a leader over Israel.’” 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the Lord in Hebron; then they anointed David king over Israel. 4David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years.
Read all of 2 Samuel 52 Samuel 5:2 word by word
גַּם־אֶתְמ֣וֹל גַּם־שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם בִּהְי֨וֹת שָׁא֥וּל מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֗ה הָיִ֛יתָ הַמּוֹצִ֥יא וְהַמֵּבִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לְךָ֗ אַתָּ֨ה תִרְעֶ֤ה אֶת־עַמִּי֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאַתָּ֛ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְנָגִ֖יד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
- Previouslyגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- when Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- was kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- overעַל‛al · uponH5921
- you were the one who ledיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- out and in. And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- You will shepherdרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
- My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- a leaderנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:2
- Numbers 27:17who will go out and come in before them, and lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the Lord will not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”
- 1 Samuel 18:13So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him as his commander of a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
- 1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive the offense of your slave; for the Lord will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil will not be found in you all your days.
- Isaiah 55:4Behold, I have made him a witness to the peoples, A leader and commander for the peoples.
- 2 Samuel 7:7Wherever I have gone with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’
- 1 Samuel 16:1Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”
- 1 Samuel 25:30And when the Lord does for my lord in accordance with all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and appoints you ruler over Israel,
- Psalms 78:70He also chose His servant David And took him from the sheepfolds;
- Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in the fold of His robe; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
- Ezekiel 34:23“Then I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them; he will feed them himself and be their shepherd.
- Ezekiel 27:24They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of violet and colorfully woven cloth, and in blankets of two colors, and tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise.
- Micah 5:4And He will arise and shepherd His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God. And they will remain, Because at that time He will be great To the ends of the earth.
- Matthew 2:6‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; For from you will come forth a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’”
- John 10:3To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep listen to his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
- 1 Samuel 9:16“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him as ruler over My people Israel; and he will save My people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have considered My people, because their outcry has come to Me.”
- 1 Samuel 13:14But now your kingdom shall not endure. The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2you were the one: In the ancient world, a covenant relationship was sometimes formed between a ruler and the people who served him. Scholars often call this a suzerain–vassal treaty (an agreement between a powerful ruler and weaker subjects). This kind of relationship often began because the ruler had helped the people in the past, especially by rescuing them from enemies. Examples include: Gideon (see Judges 8:22), Jephthah (Judges 11:8–11), and Saul (1…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Sa 5:1-5. The Tribes Anoint David King over Israel. 1-2. Then came all the tribes of Israel--a combined deputation of the leading authorities in every tribe. [See on 1Ch 11:1.] David possessed the first and indispensable qualification for the throne; namely, that of being an Israelite (De 17:15). Of his military talent he had furnished ample proof. And the people's desire for his assumption of the government of Israel was further increased by their…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 5:2 1 Sam 18:5, 13, 16 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 5:2 I.e., to battle and in (returning) from battle ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 5:2 Gen 49:24; 2 Sam 7:7 ↩
- 4. 2 Samuel 5:2 1 Sam 25:30 ↩
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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