# 2 Samuel 5:17

> When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.

— 2 Samuel 5:17, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. 1010-1003 BC (counted from the text)
- Date source: 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.

## Who ruled

- **David**, king of Israel, 1010-970 BC · Source: 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 23:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/23/14
- 1 Chronicles 11:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/11/16
- 1 Chronicles 14:8-9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/14/8
- Psalms 2:1-5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/2/1
- Revelation 11:15-18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/11/15

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/17
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).