2 Samuel 5:10
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- c. 1010-1003 BC
WHEN
c. 1010-1003 BC
counted from the text
David takes Jerusalem and makes it the capital.
WHO RULED
- David king of Israel 1010-970 BC
SOURCES
- date — 2 Samuel 5:4-5 gives the length of the reign, not the year. The absolute years come from the chronology of the kings, anchored in 1 Kings 6:1.
- David — 2 Samuel 5:4-5, which gives the length of the reign; the Tel Dan stele, which mentions the "house of David" (the oldest record of the name outside the Bible)
SEE ALSO
- 2 Samuel 3:1 Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
- Psalms 46:11 The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 46:7 The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and…
- Daniel 2:44-45 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and…
- Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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