2 Samuel 5:10

10 David {continued growing stronger and stronger}, and Yahweh the 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.

2 Samuel 5:10 In-Context

8 David had said, "On that day {when we attack the Jebusites}, one must attack the lame and the blind, [those] who hate the soul of David, by [means of] the water supply." For thus the blind and the lame would say, "He cannot come into the house."

9 David occupied the fortress and called it the city of David. And David built all around [it] from the Millo and {inward}.

10 David {continued growing stronger and stronger}, and Yahweh the God of hosts [was] with him.

11 So Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, [along with] cedar trees and {craftsmen skilled in wood and in stone masonry}, and they built a house for David.

12 David realized that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "went going and great"