2 Samuel 5:12

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

2 Samuel 5:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 5:12

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 for his people Israel's sake;
for their advantage and glory more than for his own.

2 Samuel 5:12 In-Context

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.

13 David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters [were] born to him.

14 These [are] the names of the ones born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon;