2 Samuel 5 · Verse 10

2 Samuel 5:10

And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
2 Samuel 5:10, King James Version

2 Samuel 5:10 in other translations

BSBAnd David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
WEBDavid grew greater and greater, for the LORD, the God of Armies, was with him.
ASVAnd David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah, the God of hosts, was with him.
YLTand David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah, God of Hosts, is with him.
DARBYAnd David became continually greater; and Jehovah the God of hosts was with him.
BBEAnd David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.
WebsterAnd David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

What does 2 Samuel 5:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:6-10

The enemies of God's people are often very confident of their own strength, and most secure when their day to fall draws nigh. But the pride and insolence of the Jebusites animated David, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. Thus in the day of God's power, Satan's strong-hold, the human heart, is changed into a habitation of God through the Spirit, and into a throne on which the Son of David rules, and brings…

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2 Samuel 5:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
הָל֣וֹךְha.LokhgoingH1980
וְגָד֑וֹלve.ga.Doland becoming greatH1431
וַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'othostsH6635
עִמּֽוֹ\׃\ \פi.Mo[was] with himH5973

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 5:10

  • 2 Samuel 3:1

    Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

  • Romans 8:31

    What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  • Psalms 46:11

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  • Daniel 2:44-45

    And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

  • Isaiah 9:7

    Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  • Proverbs 4:18

    But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  • Psalms 46:7

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  • Luke 2:52

    And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

  • Job 17:9

    The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

  • Isaiah 8:9-10

    Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  • Genesis 21:22

    And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
went on, and grew great. Heb. went going and growing.
3:1; Job 17:9; Pr 4:18; Isa 9:7; Da 2:44,45; Lu 2:52
the Lord.
Ge 21:22; Ps 46:7,11; Isa 8:9,10; Ro 8:31

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 5:9

    So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

  • 2 Samuel 5:10

    And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.

  • 2 Samuel 5:11

    And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

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2 Samuel 5:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y David iba creciendo y aumentándose, y Jehová Dios de los ejércitos era con él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David allait grandissant de plus en plus; et l’ Éternel, le Dieu des armées, était avec lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David wurde immerfort größer, und Jehova, der Gott der Heerscharen, war mit ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ingrediebatur proficiens atque succrescens, et Dominus Deus exercituum erat cum eo.