2 Samuel 2:1

And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
this	אַֽחֲרֵי 'a.cha.rei-	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
David	דָּוִ֨ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
enquired	וַיִּשְׁאַל֩ vai.yish.'Al	H7592	to inquire · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֤ה ba.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
saying	לֵאמֹר֙ le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
up	הַאֶעֱלֶ֗ה ha.'e.'e.Leh	H5927	to ascend · interrogative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
any	בְּאַחַת֙ be.'a.Chat	H259	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
cities	עָרֵ֣י 'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
said	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
up	עֲלֵ֑ה 'a.Leh	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
David	דָּוִ֛ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
up	אֶעֱלֶ֖ה 'e.'e.Leh	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Hebron	חֶבְרֹֽנָה chev.Ro.nah	H2275	Chebron · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Samuel 30:31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
Psalms 143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my…
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Genesis 32:2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
1 Samuel 23:2 Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philis…
1 Samuel 23:4 Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines…
1 Samuel 23:9-12 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
Ezekiel 36:37 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:1-7

When Saul and Jonathan were dead, though David knew himself anointed to be king, and now saw his way very clear, yet he did not immediately send messengers through all the coasts of Israel to summon all people to come in and swear allegiance to him, upon pain of death, but proceeded leisurely; for he that believeth doth not make haste, but waits God's time for the accomplishment of God's promises. Many had come in to his assistance from several tribes while he continued at Ziklag, as we find (1 Chr. 12:1-22), and with such a force he might have come in by conquest. But he that will rule with meekness will not rise with violence. Observe here, I. The direction he sought and had from God in th…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 2:1

David inquired of the Lord - By means of Abiathar the priest; for he did not know whether the different tribes were willing to receive him, though he was fully persuaded that God had appointed him king over Israel. Unto Hebron - The metropolis of the tribe of Judah, one of the richest regions in Judea. The mountains of Hebron were famed for fruits, herbage, and honey; and many parts were well adapted for vines, olives, and different kinds of grain, abounding in springs of excellent water, as the most accurate travelers have asserted.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 2:1

And it came to pass after this,.... After David had heard of the death of Saul and Jonathan, and made a lamentation over them, perhaps the next day; since David and his men are only said to mourn, and weep, and fast till even, 2 Samuel 1:10, that David inquired of the Lord; of the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, by Abiathar the priest, and through the Urim and Thummim, in the ephod he had put on on this occasion: saying, shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? though the Lord had promised him the kingdom, and he had been anointed by Samuel by his appointment, yet he was not hasty to take it into his hands, but was desirous of acting according to the will of God, and by his directio…

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Dictionary and topics

Abiathar — Father of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest. He was the tenth high priest, and the fourth in descent from Eli. When his father was slain with the priests of Nob, he…
Abner — Father of light; i.e., “enlightening”, the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul’s army (1 Sam. 14:50; 17:55; 20:25). He first introduced David to the court of Saul after…
Cord — Frequently used in its proper sense, for fastening a tent (Ex. 35:18; 39:40), yoking animals to a cart (Isa. 5:18), binding prisoners (Judg. 15:13; Ps. 2:3; 129:4), and measuring ground (2 Sam. 8;2;…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Divination — Of false prophets (Deut. 18:10, 14; Micah 3:6, 7, 11), of necromancers (1 Sam. 28:8), of the Philistine priests and diviners (1 Sam. 6:2), of Balaam (Josh. 13:22). Three kinds of divination are…
Hebron — A community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. It was built…
Ish-bosheth — Man of shame or humiliation, the youngest of Saul’s four sons, and the only one who survived him (2 Sam. 2-4). His name was originally Eshbaal (1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39). He was about forty years of age…
Ziklag — A town in the Negeb, or south country of Judah (Josh. 15:31), in the possession of the Philistines when David fled to Gath from Ziph with all his followers. Achish, the king, assigned him Ziklag as…
Hebron · .David crowned king of — .David crowned king of
Judah · .Make David king — .Make David king

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 2:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:1-7

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 2:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 2:1

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 2:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:1-7

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 2:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 2:1

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 2:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 2:1-32