2 Samuel 5:12

2 Samuel 5:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David knew that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted His kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel and had blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

Context of 2 Samuel 5:12

10And he became more and more powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was with him. 11Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. 13After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. 14These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

2 Samuel 5:12 word by word

וַיֵּ֣דַע דָּוִ֔ד כִּֽי־הֱכִינ֧וֹ יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכִי֙ נִשֵּׂ֣א מַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• perceivedיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• him kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and that he had exaltedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: exaltH5375
• his kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• for his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:12

• 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’ ”
• 1 Chronicles 14:2And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
• 1 Kings 10:9Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”
• 2 Chronicles 2:11Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon: “Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you their king.”
• Esther 4:14For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
• Isaiah 1:25I will turn my hand against you; I will thoroughly purge away your dross and remove all your impurities.
• Daniel 2:30As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 David's house was not the worse, nor the less fit to be dedicated to God, for being built by the sons of the stranger. It is prophesied of the gospel church, The sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee, Is 60:10. David's government was rooted and built up. David was established king; so is the Son of David, and all who, through him, are made to our God kings and priests. Never had the nation of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12David realized that his reign as king over Israel was for the sake of God’s people Israel, not just for his personal benefit or enrichment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. Hiram ... sent carpenters, and masons--The influx of Tyrian architects and mechanics affords a clear evidence of the low state to which, through the disorders of long-continued war, the better class of artisans had declined in Israel. 2Sa 5:13-16. Eleven Sons Born to Him.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• David
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• Jacob, Israel
• Compass
• Fetch
• Genealogy
• 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