2 Samuel 5:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. ”

2 Samuel 5:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

David Becomes King of united Israel and Judah. He Captures Jerusalem (J). ( Cf. p. 282.) Two notes have been added to this section ( 2 Samuel 5:4 f. and 2 Samuel 5:13-16 ), of the same character...
2 Samuel 5:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
2 Samuel 5:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. No JFB commentary on this verse.
2 Samuel 5:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David is anointed King, captures Jerusalem, and smites the Philistines 1. There was no longer any member of the house of Saul who could take the lead.
2 Samuel 5:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For his people Israel’s sake. — David’s prosperity had not blinded him to the fact that his blessings came to him as the head of the theocracy, and for the sake of God’s chosen people.
2 Samuel 5:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VII. THE KINGDOM ESTABLISHED. 2 Samuel 5:10-25 . THE events in David's reign that followed the capture of Mount Zion and the appointment of Jerusalem as the capital of the country were...
2 Samuel 5:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

David King in Jerusalem 2 Samuel 5:1-12 David was anointed thrice: by Samuel in his home, by the men of Judah, and here. So our Lord has been crowned in the Father's purpose and by his Church....
2 Samuel 5:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At this point the second section in the first movement of the Book commences. David had won the heart of all Israel by his consistent justice and magnanimity toward those who stood in the way of his...
2 Samuel 5:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(10) And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him. (11) В¶ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built Da...
2 Samuel 5:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel ,.... By the prosperity and success which attended him in everything he set his hand to: and that he had exalted his kingdom...
2 Samuel 5:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. Ver. 12. And David perceived that the Lord had established...
2 Samuel 5:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For his people Israel's sake Well would it be for mankind if all kings had the same view of the design of their exaltation to the sovereignty; if they considered themselves as being raised to their...
2 Samuel 5:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Yet the sovereign wisdom of God has been over all these matters, and David's way becomes clear without his fighting for it. God's time had now come for the voluntary submission of the other tribes to...
2 Samuel 5:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Children. B. C. 1046. 11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and...
2 Samuel 5:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By reflecting upon the promises which God had made. him, and the constant course of God's providence favouring him.
2 Samuel 5:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Is Established As King Over Israel, Growing Greater And Greater Because YHWH Is With Him. The King Of Tyre Seeks Treaty-Friendship With David And Builds Him A House Of Cedar Demonstrating The...
2 Samuel 5:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 5:6 . “Went to Jerusalem.” “That this took place immediately after the anointing of David as king of Israel is apparent not only from the fact that the a...
2 Samuel 5:12 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 5:12 I. Two memorable passages in the history of David, the establishment of his capital, and the removal of the ark to the hill above it, illustrate the principles upon which his kingdom...
2 Samuel 5:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 5:2 . Thou shalt feed my people. Probably the highpriest, or a prophet, delivered a short coronation charge, as Samuel had already done. This divine promise is made the final reason why t...
2 Samuel 5:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake saying, Behold we are thy bone and thy flesh. David king over all Israel It was probably very soon after the death of Ishboshe...
2 Samuel 5:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 5:1 Then came all the tribes of Israel. As Ishbosheth reigned only two years, and David's reign at Hebron lasted for seven years and a half, there is an interval of mo...
2 Samuel 5:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jerusalem made the Capital
2 Samuel 5:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 14:2 ; 1 Kings 10:9 ; 2 Chronicles 2:11 ; 2 Samuel 7:16 ; Daniel 2:30 ; Esther 4:14 ; Isaiah 1:25-27
2 Samuel 5:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

King over Israel — That he might be a blessing to them, and they might be happy under his administration.

2 Samuel 5:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 5:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 5:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 5:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 5:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 5:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 5:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 5:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 5:12 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 5:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 5:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 5:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 5:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 5:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 5:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes