2 Samuel 5:10

10 David continued to grow more powerful because the LORD God of Armies was with him.

2 Samuel 5:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 5:10

And David went on, and grew great
In honour and wealth, in fame and reputation, in subduing his enemies, obtaining conquests over them, and enlarging his dominions:

and the Lord God of hosts,
of armies above and below,

[was] with him:
to whom all his prosperity and success was owing. The Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord God of hosts was for his help,''

or his helper.

2 Samuel 5:10 In-Context

8 That day David said, "Whoever wants to defeat the Jebusites must reach the lame and the blind who hate me by using the water shaft." So there is a saying, "The blind and the lame will not get into the palace."

9 David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built the city [of Jerusalem] around it from the Millo to the palace.

10 David continued to grow more powerful because the LORD God of Armies was with him.

11 Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedarwood, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.

12 So David realized that the LORD had established him as king of Israel and made his kingship famous for the sake of Israel, the LORD's people.