2 Samuel 5:4-5

4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and ¹he reigned forty years.

5 ²At Hebron he reigned over Judah ³seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years. ^[a]

2 Samuel 5:4-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 5

In this chapter we have an account of all the tribes of Israel coming to Hebron, and anointing David king over them, 2Sa 5:1-5; of his expedition against the Jebusites in Jerusalem, and taking from them the strong hold of Zion, 2Sa 5:6-10; of his building an house for himself, and of his building up his family, by taking more wives and concubines, and having more children, whose names are given, 2Sa 5:11-16; and of an invasion of the land by the Philistines, and David's victory over them, 2Sa 5:17-25.

Cross References

• 1. 5:4 1 Kgs. 2:11; 1 Chr. 3:4; 29:27
• 2. 5:5 [See ver. 4 above]
• 3. 5:5 ch. 2:11

Footnotes

• [a] 5:5 Dead Sea Scroll lacks verses 4–5