Revised Literal Translation
2 Samuel 5:2
2Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: And Yhwh said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain 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 came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: And Yhwh said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before Yhwh: and they anointed David king over Israel. 4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
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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
- Also in time pastשִׁלְשֹׁםshilshôm shilshôm · three days agoH8032
- Also in time pastאֶתְמוֹל'ethmôl 'ithmôl 'ethmûl · previouslyH865
- when Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- was kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- over us, thou wast he that leddest outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- and broughtest inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- And Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to thee, Thou shalt feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
- my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and thou shalt be a captainנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:2
- Numbers 27:17Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of Yhwh be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
- 1 Samuel 18:13Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
- 1 Samuel 25:28I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for Yhwh will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of Yhwh, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
- Isaiah 55:4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
- 2 Samuel 7:7In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
- 1 Samuel 16:1And Yhwh said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
- 1 Samuel 25:30And it shall come to pass, when Yhwh shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
- Psalms 78:70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
- Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
- Ezekiel 34:23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
- Ezekiel 27:24These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
- Micah 5:4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of Yhwh, in the majesty of the name of Yhwh his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
- Matthew 2:6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
- John 10:3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
- 1 Samuel 9:16To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
- 1 Samuel 13:14But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Yhwh hath sought him a man after his own heart, And Yhwh hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Yhwh commanded thee.
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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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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