Revised Version 1895
2 Samuel 5:10
10And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD, the God of hosts, 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
8And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and smite the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house. 9And David dwelt in the strong hold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him. 11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. 12And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
Read all of 2 Samuel 52 Samuel 5:10 word by word
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד הָל֣וֹךְ וְגָד֑וֹל וַיהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָא֖וֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:10
- 2 Samuel 3:1Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
- Job 17:9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts shall perform this.
- Daniel 2:44And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Luke 2:52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.
- Genesis 21:22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
- Psalms 46:7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
- Isaiah 8:9Make an uproar; O ye peoples, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is 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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