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2 Samuel 5:10

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10 And he became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was with him.
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2 Samuel 5:10 in Other Translations

KJV
10 And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
ESV
10 And David became greater and greater, for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him.
NLT
10 And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies was with him.
MSG
10 David proceeded with a longer stride, a larger embrace since the God-of-the-Angel-Armies was with him.
CSB
10 David became more and more powerful, and the Lord God of Hosts 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.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 5:10 In-Context

8 On that day David had said, “Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those ‘lame and blind’ who are David’s enemies. ” That is why they say, “The ‘blind and lame’ will not enter the palace.”
9 David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces inward.
10 And he became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was with him.
11 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
12 Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

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