2 Samuel 5

The mariner may spread his sails, but the ship cannot get to the haven without a gale of wind; so we may spread the sails of our endeavor, but we cannot get to the haven of glory without the north and south-wind of God's Spirit blowing; how nearly therefore does it concern us to…

Regiments of angels enough to make up an army (for so Jacob terms them) met him upon the way to secure his brother Esau and to encourage him in his journey. So some interpret (2 Samuel 5:24) the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees: the sign of the marching of a br…

For, first, it was at Pentecost, at which time of the year the days were at the longest. And, second, the Scripture tells us, that David made a Covenant with all the Tribes of Israel in one day (2 Samuel 5:1, 2, 3). The Articles of the covenant between David and the Tribes, and…

VII. Third, with respect to the effects that worship not instituted by the true God has upon the consciences and minds of the superstitious, and with respect to the final outcome of all idolatry, idols are also called by various names. VIII. In this respect they are called by th…

Which we see now fulfilled in the Papacy. For they stick not to belch out glorious titles without any shame at all, albeit the lamentable confusion [2 pages missing] to flight in the valley of Baal-perazim by the pursuit of David (2 Samuel 5:20-25; 1 Chronicles 14:11). Secondly,…

The whole Psalm say some, seems principally, if not only to intend David. He having taken the Hill and Tower of Sion, and settled it for the seat of his Kingdom; the Nations round about tumultuated against him; and some of them as the Philistines presently engaged in War against…

All the principal Expositors among them, as Rashi, Kimchi, Aben Ezra, Bartenora, or Rab. Obodia, acknowledge that their ancient Doctors and Masters expounded this Psalm concerning the Messiah. Themselves, some of them apply it to David; and say it was composed by some of the sin…

In this state of things, God takes notice of the joy, and triumphing of the whole land of Palestina, that is, the country of the Philistines. In that the rod of him that smote them was broken: that is the power of the Kings and kingdom of Judah, which for many generations had pr…

"As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day." But now David wholly subdued it, as we have an account in 2 Samuel 5. And now God proceeded to cho…

In the other (Romans 1:4), he is declared to be the Son of God with power — by the resurrection from the dead. He who took not upon him to be High Priest while God called him, and neither took upon him to be King, while God called him, and said (Psalm 2:6), "I have Anointed him…