CHAPTER FOUR SECOND SAMUEL 2 Samuel 4:11

CHAPTER FOUR

2 Samuel 4:11

1. Ish-bosheth was an innocent man, and therefore none could have any ground of quarrel against him.

2. He was in his own house, which was his sanctuary, and none but the worst of men would disturb him there.

3. He was upon his bed, resting in the heat of the day, and so free from suspicion that he was not even attended by his guards, nor did he have his doors secured.

To take away the life of such a man, in such circumstances, whom also they professed to hold as their sovereign, was the most abandoned treachery. Adam Clarke Commentary

2 Samuel 4:12

G K 20:23-26 David’s officers

L 21:1-14 David’s zeal

M 21:15-22 Wars and events

F H 22:1-23:7 Worship

J 23:8-39 David’s mighty men

E 24:1-25 David’s sin Numbering Israel
5:1-25 (E, above) DAVID’S ACCESSION
E N A 5:1-3 King anointed

B 5:4, 5 Hebron Reign

C 5:6-8 Jebusites expelled

O D 5:9 City of David

E 5:10 Greatness of king

O D 5:11 House of David

E 5:12- Establishment of king

N A 5:-12 Kingdom exalted

B 5:13-16 Hebron Family

C 5:17-25 Philistines vanquished

Remember the letters are for easy reference only. The Companion Bible by Baxter

2 Samuel 5:1-5

5:1 David Reigns over All Israel (1 Chron 11:1-3)

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, "Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the LORD said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.'" 3 Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. NKJV
5:1-25

David's Victories

5:1 flesh and blood. The actual Hebrew idiom is "bone and flesh," but it expressed the same concept as our "flesh and blood" does. Affirmation of their kinship is offered as a basis for political alliance. Compare the similar context in Judges 9:2. (IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament)

CHAPTER FIVE

SECOND SAMUEL

5:3 role of the elders. The elders here are the clan leaders of Israel. In the absence of a king or other dominant leader, the tribes relied on the collective assembly of the tribal elders. They administered justice in the village culture and served as representatives for the people at major gatherings. The people would look for the endorsement of David by the elders before they would accept his leadership. (IVP)
5:3 compact with elders. As in 2:4 where an agreement was reached with the leaders of Judah, here all the tribes subscribe to a formal declaration of David's kingship. This would likely have included a written ratification document such as that drawn up with Saul in 1 Samuel 10:25. (IVP Commentary)
5:3 anointed. The leaders of Judah in 2:4 had anointed David. Anointing designated a change in status and was symbolic of their affirmation of his kingship. For more information on the practice of anointing see comment on 1 Samuel 16:1. (IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament)
5:4-5 chronology. David's reign is generally believed to take up the first third of the tenth century B.C. (about 1010-970). Forty can often be a round number, but the breakdown in verse five suggests that it should be taken as a precise reckoning. (IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament)
5:1-5: King of Israel.
5:1-3: Without effort on his part, the kingdom of Israel is offered to David, just as the kingdom of Judah was seven years earlier. The account emphasizes, right from it’s beginning, that all the tribes favored David. [Jewish Study Bible]
5:4-5: The summary of David’s kingship conforms to the summarizing formulas in the book of Kings (e.g. 1 Kings 14:21) [Jewish Study Bible]

2 Samuel 5:1

[Then came all the tribes of Israel] Ish-bosheth the king, and Abner the general, being dead, they had no hope of maintaining a separate kingdom, and therefore they thought it better to submit to David's authority. And they founded their resolution on three good arguments:

1. David was their own countryman; "We are thy bone and thy flesh."

2. Even in Saul's time, David had been there general, and he had always led them to victory; "Thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel."

3. God had appointed him to the kingdom, to govern and protect the people; "The Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people and be a captain over Israel." Adam Clarke Commentary

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