Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
2 Samuel 5
men. Hebrew. "enosh. App-14.
saying. What they said must be rendered thus "Thou shalt not come in hither, for the blind and the lame shall drive thee away [by saying]`David shall not come in hither. " "
the strong hold of Zion: i.e. the hill of Ophel, immediately south of Moriah.
Zion. First occurrence. Occurs 154 times in O.T. (7 x 22, App-10); used later (especially in prophecy) of the whole city. See App-68.
the City of David. Which is on Jebus, therefore, and not on the west side. First occurrence. Occurs forty times in O.T. Used of Zion five times (2 Samuel 5:7, 2 Samuel 5:9; 1 Kings 8:1. 1 Chronicles 11:5. 2 Chronicles 5:2).
to the gutter = by (or through) the zinnor, a rock-cut passage from the lower Gihon or En-Rogel (now the Virgin's Fount on east of Ophel), leading up into the city and supplying water. Discovered by Sir Charles Warren. Compare note on Nehemiah 2:13, &c.
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
he shall be chief and captain. These words are supplied from 1 Chronicles 11:6, which tells that Joab got up the zinnor first. Probably revealed to him (or to David) by Araunah, who (though a Jebusite) was not slain, but is found, later on, owning property quite near (2 Samuel 24:16). Josephus says Araunah was a friend of David"s.
Wherefore = Because.
fort = the "strong hold" of 2 Samuel 5:7. Citadel.
round about = the wall, which was continued by Solomon (1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:24; 1 Kings 11:27), afterward by Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:5), and extended by Manasseh (2 Chronicles 33:14).
Millo = the Millo, or the filling up: i.e. of the valley between Moriah and Jebus.
went on = went on and on.
the LORD God of hosts = Jehovah Elohim zebaioth. App-4. See note on 1 Samuel 1:3.
Hiram. Not the Hiram of 1 Kings 9:11, which was sixty years later. Josephus says he was his father. Compare 2 Chronicles 2:13. 1 Kings 5:1.
Tyre. Israel had no war with Phoenicians. Asher failed to expel them (Judges 1:31).
out of. Perhaps this should read "into", as in 1 Chronicles 14:3. But both accounts are independent and complementary.
seek. Compare 1 Samuel 26:2.
hold. Probably Adullam. 1 Samuel 22:1. Not Zion, because he went "down "to it.
Rephaim. The descendants of the Nephilim through one "Rapha". See App-23and App-25. Compare 1 Chronicles 11:15.
as = according as.
Geba. Abbreviation for "Gibeon". Compare Septuagint, and 1 Chronicles 14:16.
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