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| 1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. |
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| 2 Even aforetime, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel. |
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| 3 And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel. |
A league with them – Probably a kind of charter outlining the rights and limitations of the people and the king. R2001:3, R4236:1
Anointed David – The third time that anointing oil was put upon his head. R5674:5
King over Israel – David was 37 years old when made king over all Israel. This was 7 ½ years after the death of Saul and about 17 years after David had been first anointed by Samuel. R5674:4
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| 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years. |
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| 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. |
And six months – Thus David actually reigned more than 40 years. HG68:4
Jerusalem – Chosen by David for the capital of the now united kingdom; within Judah, but central to all Israel. R2001:3
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| 6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; and they spoke to David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame will drive thee back; as much as to say, David will not come in hither. |
Jebusites – Jerusalem was still inhabited by the Jebusites, a remnant of the Canaanites, whom Israel was commissioned to destroy. R2001:6
Blind and the lame – Boasting defiantly that even the blind and lame among them would be able to defend the city. R2001:6
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| 7 But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David. |
Strong hold of Zion – Tower of David, near the Jaffa gate. R1390:2
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| 8 And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites and gets up to the watercourse, and the lame and the blind hated of David's soul...! Therefore they say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
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Up to the gutter – The water courses. R2001:6
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| 9 So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward. |
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| 10 And David became continually greater; and Jehovah the God of hosts was with him. |
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| 11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house. |
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| 12 And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel. |
Established him – The secret of David's success was not merely fixity of purpose, but additionally that his purpose was kept fully in accord with the divine will. R4255:3
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| 13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. |
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| 14 And these are the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, |
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| 15 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, |
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| 16 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet. |
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| 17 And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold. |
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| 18 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. |
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| 19 And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou give them into my hand? And Jehovah said to David, Go up; for I will certainly give the Philistines into thy hand. |
Shall I go up – We should never engage in battle without the assurance that the battle is the Lord's, nor forget that our weapons are not carnal. R2015:3
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| 20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah has broken in upon mine enemies before me, as the breaking forth of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. |
Baal-perazim – Type of God's deliverance of regathered Israel. D555
Smote them – Illustrating God's "strange act." (Isa.28:21) R564:6
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| 21 And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away. |
David – Type of Christ. B255
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| 22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. |
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| 23 And David inquired of Jehovah; and he said, Thou shalt not go up; turn round behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees. |
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| 24 And it shall be, when thou hearest a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then will Jehovah have gone forth before thee, to smite the army of the Philistines. |
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| 25 And David did so, as Jehovah had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou comest to Gezer. |
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