2 Samuel 5:24

And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hearest	כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ ke.sha.me.'a.kha	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
sound	ק֧וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
going	צְעָדָ֛ה tze.'a.Dah	H6807	a march · noun, common feminine singular absolute
tops	בְּרָאשֵׁ֥י be.ra.Shei	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
trees	הַבְּכָאִ֖ים ha.be.kha.'Im	H1057	the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
bestir	תֶּחֱרָ֑ץ te.che.Ratz	H2782	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
out	יָצָ֤א ya.Tza'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
before	לְפָנֶ֔יךָ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
smite	לְהַכּ֖וֹת le.ha.Kot	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
host	בְּמַחֲנֵ֥ה be.ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּֽים fe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

2 Kings 7:6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they s…
Judges 4:14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out befor…
Judges 7:15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of…
1 Samuel 14:9-12 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.
1 Chronicles 14:15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is…
Philippians 2:11-12 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:17–end

The particular service for which David was raised up was to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, Sa2 3:18. This therefore divine Providence, in the first place, gives him an opportunity of accomplishing. Two great victories obtained over the Philistines we have here an account of, by which David not only balanced the disgrace and retrieved the loss Israel had sustained in the battle wherein Saul was slain, but went far towards the total subduing of those vexatious neighbours, the last remains of the devoted nations. I. In both these actions the Philistines were the aggressors, stirred first towards their own destruction, and pulled it on their own heads. 1. In the former they came…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 5:24

the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees--now generally thought not to be mulberry trees, but some other tree, most probably the poplar, which delights in moist situations, and the leaves of which are rustled by the slightest movement of the air [ROYLE]. Next: 2 Samuel Chapter 6

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 5:24

When thou hearest the sound of a going - If there had not been an evident supernatural interference, David might have thought that the sleight or ruse de guerre which he had used was the cause of his victory. By the going in the tops of the mulberry trees probably only a rustling among the leaves is intended. The Targum says, a noise; the Arabic has it, the noise of horses' hoofs.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 5:24

And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees,.... Of a going of the wind on the tops of these trees, making a rustling upon them, and that in such a manner as to resemble the going of men, or march of armies, as if they were moving in the air over the tops of the mulberry trees; which Jarchi and R. Isaiah interpret of angels being sent of God, and moving at that time to help David, and destroy the Philistines; so the Targum on 1 Chronicles 14:15. These trees being in Judea account for silk there, Ezekiel 16:10; though some think time was not known so early; others suppose it was, and to be the Hebrew byssus mentioned by Pausanias (a), as being of a…

Dictionary and topics

Mulberry — Heb. bakah, “to weep;” rendered “Baca” (R.V., “weeping”) in Ps. 84:6. The plural form of the Hebrew bekaim is rendered “mulberry trees” in 2 Sam. 5:23, 24 and 1 Chr. 14:14, 15. The tree here alluded…
Mulbury Trees — (Heb. becaim). Mention of these is made only in (2 Samuel 5:23,24) and 1Chr 14:14 We are quite unable to determine what kind of tree is denoted by the Hebrew word. Some believe pear trees are meant;…
Philistines — (Gen. 10:14, R.V.; but in A.V., “Philistim”), a tribe allied to the Phoenicians. They were a branch of the primitive race which spread over the whole district of the Lebanon and the valley of the…
Rephaim, The Valley Of — (1 Samuel 5:18,22; 23:13; 1 Chronicles 11:15; 14:9; Isaiah 17:5) also in (Joshua 15:8) and Josh 18:16 It is translated in the Authorized Version “the valley of the giants,” a spot which was the scene…
Mulberry Tree · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Philistines · General references — General references
Trees · Mentioned in scripture: Mulberry — Mentioned in scripture: Mulberry
War · God in — God in

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 5:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 5:24

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 5:24

John Gill on 2 Samuel 5:24

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 5:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 5:24

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 5:24

John Gill on 2 Samuel 5:24

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 5:17–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 5:23

Rashi on 2 Samuel 5:24