Read 2 Samuel 5 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs:
5:1-3 {s} All the tribes of Israel anoint David king over Israel
5:4-10 {p} The years of David’s reign/ he defeated the Jebusites of Jerusalem and it became his capital city
5:11-12 {s} Hiram king of Tyre sent cedar and workmen, and built David’s palace in Jerusa-lem
5:13-16 {p} The sons of David born to him in Jerusalem
5:17-19a {p} The Philistines deployed themselves against David, and he inquired his course of YHVH
5:19b-21 {p} YHVH answered, and David defeated the Philistines at Baal Perazim
5:22-25 {p} The Philistines deployed, and David inquired a 2nd time/ he defeated them from Geba to Gezer
The Strong Themes:
5:1-10 {s+p} David anointed king over Israel/ he defeated the Jebusites and reigned from Jerusalem
5:11-16 {s+p} The house of David: his palace and his sons, built up in Jerusalem
5:17-25 {px3} The Philistines deployed themselves against David 2x but he defeated them
2 Samuel 5:1-25 Chiastic Structure:
And David perceived that YHVH had established him king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for His people Israel’s sake. 2 Sam 5:12
To establish is in Hebrew, Strong’s H3559 כון kuwn, a primitive verb meaning, “to be established.” The ancient pictographs are kaph + vav + nun.
kaph כ, ך = the open palm, thus bend, open, allow, tame
vav ו = the tent peg, thus add, secure, hook
nun נ, ן = the seed, thus continue, heir, son
The parable being told by the Hebrew Root Word is of the opening (kaph) of the seed (nun); i.e., the going down of the root, which secures (vav) or establishes the plant — it is the thing which allows it to stand upright. That the vav, meaning security, is at the heart of the word, provides a further picture of that which firmly establishes coming from the core, or heart.
To exalt is in Hebrew, Strong’s H5375 נשא nasa, “to take up, to lift up, to pardon.” As per the Ancient Hebrew Lexicon, the shin was transposed from an original sin.
nun נ ן = seed, thus continue, heir, son
sin ס = thorn, thus grab, hate, protect
aleph א = ox head, thus strength, power, leader
The parable being told is of persistently (continually, nun) grabbing hold (sin) with strength (aleph), thus labor to take up or lift up a burden.
David was a man after God’s own heart (1 Sam 13:14). That his kingdom was being exalted was evident, because the king of the Phoenicians, who were the premier architects and builders in his day, sent him people to build his palace. But also that his victories over the Jebusites, whom even Joshua did not displace, and the Philistines, who had been oppressing Israel since the lifetime of Samson, testified to David’s might. But David understood that it was God acting to benefit His people Israel, and not something to be ascribed to his own glory. He avoided the pitfall of many proud and oppressive kings, because he maintained his humility before God.
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