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2 Samuel 5:17

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← 2 Samuel 5:16	2 Samuel 5:17 (KJV)	2 Samuel 5:18 →
And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.	But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard [of it], and went down to the hold.	The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But when the Philistines^H6430 heard^H8085 that they had anointed^H4886 David^H1732 king^H4428 over Israel^H3478, all the Philistines^H6430 came up^H5927 to seek^H1245 David^H1732; and David^H1732 heard^H8085 of it, and went down^H3381 to the hold^H4686.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים כִּי־מָשְׁחוּ אֶת־דָּוִד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲלוּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־דָּוִד וַיִּשְׁמַע דָּוִד וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־הַמְּצוּדָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּשְׁמְע֣וּ	va/i.yish.me.'U	H8085	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they heard
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	fe.lish.Tim	H6430	HNgmpa	(the) Philistines
כִּי	ki-	H3588	HC	that
מָשְׁח֨וּ	ma.she.Chu	H4886	HVqp3cp	people had anointed
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
דָּוִ֤ד	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David
לְ/מֶ֨לֶךְ֙	le./Me.lekh	H4428	HR/Ncmsa	to/ king
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	over
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
וַ/יַּעֲל֥וּ	va/i.ya.'a.Lu	H5927	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they went up
כָל	khol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	pe.lish.Tim	H6430	HNgmpa	(the) Philistines
לְ/בַקֵּ֣שׁ	le./va.Kesh	H1245	HR/Vpc	to/ seek
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
דָּוִ֑ד	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David
וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֣ע	va/i.yish.Ma'	H8085	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he heard
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David
וַ/יֵּ֖רֶד	va/i.Ye.red	H3381	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he went down
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
הַ/מְּצוּדָֽה	ha./me.tzu.Dah	H4686	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ stronghold

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
• H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
• H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4686 — מָצוּד (mâtsûwd, maw-tsood'): or (feminine) מְצוּדָה; or מְצֻדָה; for מָצוֹד; a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness; castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
• H4886 — מָשַׁח (mâshach, maw-shakh'): a primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint; anoint, paint.
• H5927 — עָלָה (ʻâlâh, aw-law'): a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
• H6430 — פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy, pel-ish-tee'): patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• But when — 1 Chronicles 14:8-9, Psalms 2:1-5, Revelation 11:15-18
• the hold — 2 Samuel 23:14, 1 Chronicles 11:16

Reciprocal references (3): 2 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 21:15, Psalms 60:8

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: PHILISTINES, THE
• Nave’s: DAVID, PHILISTINES, RAIN

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