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2 Samuel 5 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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2 Samuel 5 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
דָּוִד Dâvid H1732 29 David
פְּלִשְׁתִּי Pᵉlishtîy H6430 8 Pelishtite
חֶבְרוֹן Chebrôwn H2275 5 Chebron
בַּעַל פְּרָצִים Baʻal Pᵉrâtsîym H1188 3 Baal-Peratsim
עָלָה ʻâlâh H5927 5 ascend, high
מָצוּד mâtsûwd H4686 3 net, capture
עִוֵּר ʻivvêr H5787 3 blind

How preachers through history handled this text

10 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 5 Alexander MacLaren 2 Spurgeon 2 John Wesley 1

“The Philistines considered not that David had the presence of God with him, which Saul had forfeited and lost. The kingdom of the Messiah, as soon as it was set up in the world, was thus attacked by the powers of darkness. The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, Ps 2:1, &c. The destruction will turn, as this did, upon Satan's own kingdom. David owns dependence on God for victory; and refers himself to the good pleasure of God, Wilt thou do it? …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Samuel 5:17–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Hebron — 2 Sam 5:1
  • Tyre — 2 Sam 5:11
  • Jerusalem — 2 Sam 5:13
  • Valley of Rephaim — 2 Sam 5:18

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