2 Samuel 5:24
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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 Kings 7:6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings…
- Judges 4:14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor…
- Judges 7:15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into…
- 1 Samuel 14:9-12 If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them. …
- 1 Chronicles 14:15 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has marched out before you to strike the camp of the…
- Philippians 2:11-12 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. …
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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