Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: "You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you." For they thought, "David cannot get in here." Now the king and his men marched to JerusalemThis phrase marks a significant moment in Israel's history as David, now king, sets his sights on Jerusalem. Jerusalem, a city with a strategic location, was not yet under Israelite control. The march signifies David's intention to establish a political and spiritual center for his kingdom. Jerusalem's central location in the tribal territories made it an ideal capital. This move also fulfills earlier prophecies and promises about the establishment of a unified kingdom under David's rule. against the Jebusites who inhabited the land
The Jebusites were a Canaanite tribe that inhabited Jerusalem. Despite Israel's conquest of Canaan, the Jebusites had maintained control over this fortified city. Their presence in Jerusalem represents the incomplete conquest of the Promised Land, as described in the Book of Joshua. The Jebusites' continued occupation of Jerusalem highlights the challenges Israel faced in fully claiming the land God had promised them. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.”
This taunt from the Jebusites reflects their confidence in the city's defenses. Jerusalem was a well-fortified city, situated on a hill, making it difficult to conquer. The Jebusites' mockery suggests that they believed their city was impregnable, even to the point that the weakest among them could defend it. This statement also underscores the spiritual blindness and arrogance of those who oppose God's anointed king, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture. For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”
The Jebusites' confidence in their defenses was misplaced, as they underestimated David's military prowess and God's favor upon him. This phrase foreshadows David's eventual victory and the establishment of Jerusalem as the City of David. It also serves as a reminder of the futility of opposing God's plans. David's conquest of Jerusalem is a type of Christ's ultimate victory over spiritual strongholds, establishing His kingdom in the hearts of believers. Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidThe newly anointed king of Israel, who is leading his men to conquer Jerusalem. 2. JebusitesThe inhabitants of Jerusalem at the time, who were confident in their city's defenses. 3. JerusalemA significant city that would become the political and spiritual center of Israel. 4. David's MenThe loyal followers and warriors of David, who played a crucial role in his military campaigns. 5. The Blind and LameA metaphor used by the Jebusites to mock David, suggesting that their city was so well-defended that even the weakest could defend it. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in LeadershipDavid's conquest of Jerusalem demonstrates God's hand in establishing leaders according to His purpose. Believers can trust in God's sovereignty over their lives and leadership roles. Overcoming Obstacles with FaithThe Jebusites' taunt represents the challenges and doubts believers face. Like David, we can overcome obstacles through faith and reliance on God's promises. The Significance of JerusalemUnderstanding Jerusalem's role in biblical history helps believers appreciate its spiritual significance as the city of God, both in the past and in eschatological prophecy. Spiritual WarfareThe physical battle for Jerusalem mirrors the spiritual battles believers face. We are called to stand firm in faith, knowing that God equips us for victory. Humility in VictoryDavid's success was not due to his strength alone but God's favor. Believers should remain humble and give glory to God for their victories. Bible Study Questions 1. What does David's conquest of Jerusalem teach us about God's timing and purpose in our lives? 2. How can we apply the lesson of overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles in our personal spiritual journeys? 3. In what ways does the historical significance of Jerusalem enhance our understanding of its role in biblical prophecy? 4. How can we draw parallels between David's physical battles and our own spiritual battles today? 5. What steps can we take to ensure that we remain humble and give glory to God in our successes? Connections to Other Scriptures Joshua 15:63This verse highlights the historical context of the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, showing that they had been a persistent presence in the land. 1 Chronicles 11:4-9This passage parallels the account in 2 Samuel, providing additional details about David's conquest of Jerusalem. Psalm 2:6This verse prophetically speaks of God's chosen king reigning in Zion, which is Jerusalem, connecting to David's establishment of his kingdom there. Hebrews 12:22This New Testament verse speaks of the heavenly Jerusalem, drawing a spiritual parallel to the earthly city David conquered. People David, Eliada, Eliphalet, Eliphelet, Elishama, Elishua, Gibeon, Hiram, Ibhar, Japhia, Jebusites, Nathan, Nepheg, Saul, Shammua, Shammuah, Shobab, SolomonPlaces Baal-perazim, Geba, Gezer, Hebron, Jerusalem, Millo, Tyre, Valley of Rephaim, ZionTopics Able, Aside, Attack, Blind, Can't, David, Drive, Enter, Except, Feeble-footed, Hither, Inhabitant, Inhabitants, Jebusite, Jebusites, Jeb'usites, Jerusalem, Lame, Saying, Spake, Speak, Spoke, Thinking, Turn, Unless, WardDictionary of Bible Themes 2 Samuel 5:6 5296 disabilities 2 Samuel 5:3-10 5087 David, reign of 2 Samuel 5:4-10 7240 Jerusalem, history 2 Samuel 5:6-7 4207 land, divine gift
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5316 fortress 2 Samuel 5:6-8 5162 lameness 2 Samuel 5:6-9 7270 Zion, as a place 2 Samuel 5:6-10 5088 David, character
7236 Israel, united kingdom 2 Samuel 5:6-11 5437 palaces Library One Fold and one Shepherd
'Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we 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 thee, Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 3. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel. 4. David was …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureThe Sound in the Mulberry Trees
My brethren, let us learn from David to take no steps without God. The last time you moved, or went into another business, or changed your situation in life, you asked God's help, and then did it, and you were blessed in the doing of it. You have been up to this time a successful man, you have always sought God, but do not think that the stream of providence necessarily runs in a continuous current; remember, you may to-morrow without seeking God's advice venture upon a step which you will regret …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 3: 1857 Early Days
The life of David is naturally divided into epochs, of which we may avail ourselves for the more ready arrangement of our material. These are--his early years up to his escape from the court of Saul, his exile, the prosperous beginning of his reign, his sin and penitence, his flight before Absalom's rebellion, and the darkened end. We have but faint incidental traces of his life up to his anointing by Samuel, with which the narrative in the historical books opens. But perhaps the fact that the story …
Alexander Maclaren—The Life of David God's Strange Work
'That He may do His work, His strange work; and bring to pass His act, His strange act.'--ISAIAH xxviii. 21. How the great events of one generation fall dead to another! There is something very pathetic in the oblivion that swallows up world- resounding deeds. Here the prophet selects two instances which to him are solemn and singular examples of divine judgment, and we have difficulty in finding out to what he refers. To him they seemed the most luminous illustrations he could find of the principle …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The King.
We have now to turn and see the sudden change of fortune which lifted the exile to a throne. The heavy cloud which had brooded so long over the doomed king broke in lightning crash on the disastrous field of Gilboa. Where is there a sadder and more solemn story of the fate of a soul which makes shipwreck "of faith and of a good conscience," than that awful page which tells how, godless, wretched, mad with despair and measureless pride, he flung himself on his bloody sword, and died a suicide's death, …
Alexander Maclaren—The Life of David The Quotation in Matt. Ii. 6.
Several interpreters, Paulus especially, have asserted that the interpretation of Micah which is here given, was that of the Sanhedrim only, and not of the Evangelist, who merely recorded what happened and was said. But this assertion is at once refuted when we consider the object which Matthew has in view in his entire representation of the early life of Jesus. His object in recording the early life of Jesus is not like that of Luke, viz., to communicate historical information to his readers. …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament A Cloud of Witnesses.
"By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was a-dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.... By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days. By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, …
Thomas Charles Edwards—The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews The Blessing of Jacob Upon Judah. (Gen. Xlix. 8-10. )
Ver. 8. "Judah, thou, thy brethren shall praise thee; thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; before thee shall bow down the sons of thy father. Ver. 9. A lion's whelp is Judah; from the prey, my son, thou goest up; he stoopeth down, he coucheth as a lion, and as a full-grown lion, who shall rouse him up? Ver. 10. The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and unto Him the people shall adhere." Thus does dying Jacob, in announcing …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Samuel
Alike from the literary and the historical point of view, the book[1] of Samuel stands midway between the book of Judges and the book of Kings. As we have already seen, the Deuteronomic book of Judges in all probability ran into Samuel and ended in ch. xii.; while the story of David, begun in Samuel, embraces the first two chapters of the first book of Kings. The book of Samuel is not very happily named, as much of it is devoted to Saul and the greater part to David; yet it is not altogether inappropriate, …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links 2 Samuel 5:6 NIV2 Samuel 5:6 NLT2 Samuel 5:6 ESV2 Samuel 5:6 NASB2 Samuel 5:6 KJV
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