KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
2 Samuel 5:8–10
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2 Samuel 5:8
8And 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, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
8And Dauid said on that day, Whosoeuer getteth vp to the gutter, and smiteth the Iebusites, and the lame, and the blind, that are hated of Dauids soule, *he shall be chiefe and captaine: ‖Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
- Or, because they had said euen the blind & the lame, He shal not come into the house.
- 1.Chron. 11.6.
2 Samuel 5:9
9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
9So Dauid dwelt in the fort, and called it the citie of Dauid, and Dauid built round about, from Millo and inward.
2 Samuel 5:10
10And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
10And Dauid †went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
- Heb. went, going and growing.
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DEFINED WORDS
2 Samuel 5:8
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
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Whoever; any person who, without restriction in the stated class.
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A channel for water; a hollow piece of timber, or a pipe, for catching and conveying off the water which drops from the eaves of a building.
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To strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay.
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Unable to see; lacking understanding; as a verb, to deprive of sight or discernment.
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Greatly disliked.
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Principal, foremost, highest in rank or importance; also a leader.
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Why; for what reason.
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A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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2 Samuel 5:9
A fortified place or stronghold.
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Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.
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Constructed, formed, established, or strengthened.
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Around, concerning, near, or engaged in; on every side or approximately, according to context.
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Inner or within; belonging to the mind, heart, or inner person.
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DEFINED WORDS
2 Samuel 5:10
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
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A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
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Armies or organized multitudes; also persons who receive guests, according to context.
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From verse 8
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Open the full verse study6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.
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Open the full verse study16¶ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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Open the full verse study25And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
From verse 9
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Open the full verse study15¶ And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
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Open the full verse study24¶ But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
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Open the full verse study27And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
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Open the full verse study5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
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Open the full verse study7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
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Open the full verse study8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
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Open the full verse study20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
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Open the full verse study6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
From verse 10
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Open the full verse study1NOW there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
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Open the full verse study11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
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Open the full verse study31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
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Open the full verse study44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
45Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
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Open the full verse study7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
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Open the full verse study52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
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Open the full verse study18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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Open the full verse study7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
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Open the full verse study22¶ And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
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Open the full verse study9¶ Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
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Open the full verse study9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
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