# 2 Samuel 05 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[2 Samuel Overview]] | [[2 Samuel 04]] | [[2 Samuel 06]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) ### David Is Anointed King Over Israel [[#Verse 01.]] All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!  [[#Verse 02.]] In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’” [[#Verse 03.]] When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord. They designated David as king over Israel. [[#Verse 04.]] David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years. [[#Verse 05.]] In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. ### David Occupies Jerusalem [[#Verse 06.]] Then the king and his men advanced to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who lived in the land. The Jebusites said to David, “You cannot invade this place! Even the blind and the lame will turn you back, saying, ‘David cannot invade this place!’” [[#Verse 07.]] But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).  [[#Verse 08.]] David said on that day, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must approach the ‘lame’ and the ‘blind’ who are David’s enemies by going through the water tunnel.” For this reason it is said, “The blind and the lame cannot enter the palace.” [[#Verse 09.]] So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.  [[#Verse 10.]] David’s power grew steadily, for the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies was with him. [[#Verse 11.]] King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.  [[#Verse 12.]] David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.  [[#Verse 13.]] David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.  [[#Verse 14.]] These are the names of children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, [[#Verse 15.]] Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,  [[#Verse 16.]] Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. ### Conflict with the Philistines [[#Verse 17.]] When the Philistines heard that David had been designated king over Israel, they all went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.  [[#Verse 18.]] Now the Philistines had arrived and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.  [[#Verse 19.]] So David asked the Lord, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to David, “March up, for I will indeed hand the Philistines over to you.” [^1] [[#Verse 20.]] So David marched against Baal Perazim and defeated them there. Then he said, “The Lord has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.  [[#Verse 21.]] The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men picked them up. [[#Verse 22.]] The Philistines again came up and spread out in the valley of Rephaim. [[#Verse 23.]] So David asked the Lord what he should do. This time the Lord said to him, “Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.  [[#Verse 24.]] When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, act decisively. For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”  [[#Verse 25]] David did just as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer. ## 📖 ==Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. - Elishama- God sees. - Eliada- God hears. - Eliphelet- God will deliver. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon %%Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application **Today, I can apply this chapter by:** - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 %%Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings?%% ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon %% - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.)%% ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 - 🔗 ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection - coming soon %%Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..."%% ##### 📂 Internal Links [^1]: [[Series_TheWay_Part5-Live.To.Give]]