David anointed king over Israel. Before CHRIST about 1048. i Gen. 48, 16. own eyes as &c. Or, which was the re II. SAMUEL. David taketh Zion from the Jebusites. hath avenged my lord the king 10 When kone told me, saying, ward I gave for his tidings: him for his tidings. 1 Gen. 9. 5, 6. m ch. 1. 15. n ch. 3. 32. a1 Chr. 11. 1. & 12. 23. Before CHRIST about 1048. Jebusites, the inhabitants of the David shall not, &c. m ver. 9. 8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, n he shall be chief and captain. 1 Chr. 11. 11 How much more, when wick-Wherefore they said, The blind ed men have slain a righteous and the lame shall not come into person in his own house upon the house. his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from HEN a came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, b Gen. 29. 14. and spake, saying, Behold, bwe are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to d1 Sam. 16. 1, thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 1 Sam. 18.13. 12. Ps. 78. 71. 3 e So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; fand king David made a league with them in Hebron 5 before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old b1 Chr. 26. 31. When he began to reign, hand he reigned forty years. & 29.27. i ch. 2. 11. k Judg. 1. 21. 1 Josh. 15. 63. Judg. 1. 8. & 19. 11, 12. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. 6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the 6-9. | Or, Because they had said, even the 9 So David dwelt in the fort, blind and and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. 10 And David twent on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him. 11 ¶ And P Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David a house. 12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. The ark brought Before CHRIST 1047. y Is. 28. 21. I That is, The plain of breaches. z Deut. 7. 5, 25. 1 ('hr. 14. 12. 1Or, took them away. II. SAMUEL. for I will doubtless deliver the from Kirjath-jearim. 5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 20 And David came to y Baal- 21 And there they left their images, and David and his men zl burned them. 22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread thema1 Chr. 14. 13. selves in the valley of Rephaim. b ver. 19. © So 2 Kings 7.6. 23 And when bDavid inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyd Judg. 4. 14. self: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. 1 Chr. 14. 16, f Josh. 16. 10. Gibeon. 1042. a1Chr.13.5,6. 1 Or, Baalah, that is Kirjath jearim, Joshi. 15. 9, 60. IOr, at which the name, even the name of the LORD of hosts, was called upon. b1 Sam. 4. 4. Ps. 80, 1. Heb. made to ride. 1 Sam. 6. 7. 1Or, The hill. d 1 Sam. 7. 1. 7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. Before CHRIST 1042. 1 Chr. 13. 9, he is called, Chidon. see Num. 4. 15. 1Or. stumbled. #1 Sam. 6. 19. or, rashness. broken. 8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made at Heb. breach upon Uzzalı: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day. That is, The breach of Uzzah. 9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, h Ps. 119, 120. How shall the ark of the LORD come to me? 10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. See Luke 5. 8,9. i 1 Chr. 13. 13. 1Gen. 30. 27. & 39.5. 11 And the ark of the LORD k1Chr. 13. 14. continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household. 12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. David went and brought up the mSo m1 Chr. 15. AGAIN, David gathered to ark of God from the house of gether all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And a David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts bthat dwelleth between the cherubim. 3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 4 And they brought it out of dthe house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, taccompanying Heb. with. the ark of God: and Alio went before the ark. Obed-edom into the city of 13 And it was so, that when 25. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 16 And as the ark of the LORD $1 Chr. 15.29. came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. about 1042. Ps. 30, title. b ver. 14, 16. 1 Sam. 19. 24. © Judg. 9. 4. Or, openly. d1 Sam. 13 19 z And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. a 20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who buncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! 21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which 14. & 15. 28. chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, Over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. 1Or. of the handmaids 22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the mermaidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. ants. * See 1 Sam. 15. 35. Is. 22. 14. Matt. 1. 25. &c. 1042. 23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. CHAPTER VII. 1 Nathan first approving the purpose of David to build God a house, 4 after by the word of God forbiddeth him. 12 He promiseth him benefits and blessings in his seed. 18 David's prayer and thanksgiving. ND it came to pass, a when A a1 Chr. 17. 1, the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies; 2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in ba house of cedar, but See Acts 7. the ark of God dwelleth within d curtains. b ch. 5 11. 46. d Ex. 26. 1. & 40. 21. God's promises to David. Before CHRIST 1042. Go, do all that is e in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. 4¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD 1 Kings 8. 17, came unto Nathan, saying, 18. 1 Chr. 22. 7. & 25. 2. + Heb. to my 5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, servant, to fShalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? David. f See 1 Kings 5. 3 & 8. 19. 1 Chr. 22. 8. & 28, 3. 51 Kings 8.16. 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house s since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in ha tenth Ex. 40. 18, and in a tabernacle. 7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the chil-i dren of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me a house of cedar? to 19, 34. Lev. 26. 11, 12. Deut. 23. 14. judges, any of the 17. 6. kch. 5. 2. Ps. 78. 71,72. 11 And as since the time that Judg. 2. 14, I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have s caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make Ex. 1. 21. thee a house. 12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 z He shall build a house for my name, and I will astablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit 3 And Nathan said to the king, iniquity, I will chasten him with His prayer and thanksgiving. Before CHRIST 1042. II. SAMUEL. the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, das I took 23. 28. & 16. it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. di Sam. 15. 14. 1 Kings 11. 13,34. e ver. 13. John 12. 34. 16 And thine house and thy Ps. 89. 36,37. kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. 17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he f Gen. 32. 10. said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? g ver. 12, 13. h Is. 55. 8. † Heb. law. Ps. 139. 1. 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; g but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. h And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? 20 And what can David say i Gen. 18. 19. GOD, i knowest thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. 23 And mwhat one nation in the earth is like thy people, even Is. 45. 5, 18, like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and tern Deut. 9. 26. rible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? Ps. 147. 20. Neh. 1. 10. 24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: Pand thou, LORD, art become their God. 25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee. 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast † revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words John 17. 17. be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant : 29 Therefore now t let it pleaset thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed r for ever. ND a after this it came to about 1040. pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took | Metheg-ammah 10r, The out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab, and b Num. 24.17. measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's ever. 6, & 14. servants, and brought gifts. d Ps. 72. 10. See 1 Sam. 10. 27. 3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Or,, e Zobah, as he went to recover f his border at the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. Hadarezer, 1 Chr. 18. 3. e ch. 10. 6. Ps. 60, title. f See Gen. 15. 18. Or, of his. As 1 Chr. 18. 4. 9. Josh. 11. 6, The spoil dedicated to God. Before CHRIST about 1040. | Or, Tibhath. Or, Chun, 1 Chr. 18. 8. Tou, 1 Chr. 18. 9. m1 Chr. 18. II. SAMUEL. David sendeth for Mephibosheth. ants of Hadadezer, and brought | 8 And from Betah, and from 9¶ When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, 10 Then Toi sent m Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadczer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him ves+ Heb. in his sels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: † Heb. was a man of wars with. hand were. Before about 1040. 19. 17, 29. 2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was CHRIST Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king beh. 16. 1. & said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. 3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness 1 Sam. 20. of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is d lame on d ch. 4. 4. his feet. 14. 4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of e Machir, the son of ch. 17. 27. Ammiel, in Lo-debar." 5 ¶ Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! Called, Merib-baal, 1 Chr. 8. 34. 7¶ And David said unto him, Fear not: f for I will surely shew | fver. 1, 3. thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? 81 Sam. 24.14. ch. 16. 9. 9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said! unto him, hI have given unto h See ch. 16. thy master's son all that per- 4. & 19. 29. tained to Saul and to all his house. 10 Thou therefore, and thy 11 Then said Ziba unto the ch. 19. 28. k ch. 19. 17. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was 11 Chr. 8. 34. |