Poole on 2 Samuel

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The Jebusites had long held Jerusalem, at least in part.

Now, David conquers Jerusalem, and makes it his capital...

Poole on 2 Samuel 5:6, 7: The Conquest of Jerusalem, Part 1

Verse 6:[1] And the king and his men went (Judg. 1:21) to Jerusalem unto (Josh. 15:63; Judg. 1:8; 19:11, 12) the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in...

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A watershed event in Redemptive History! Jerusalem becomes the City of David!

Matthew Poole expounds upon the text...

Poole on 2 Samuel 5:8-10: The Conquest of Jerusalem, Part 2

Verse 8:[1] And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, (1 Chron. 11:6-9) he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house (or...

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David seeks the security of his house by its enlargement through polygamy. He enlarges it indeed, but was it secured?

Matthew Poole analyses the text...

Poole on 2 Samuel 5:11-16: David's House Enlarged

[circa 1043 BC] Verse 11:[1] And (1 Kings 5:2; 1 Chron. 14:1) Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons (Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall[2]): and they built David an house.[Hiram sent] The epistles of these Kings to each other were extant...

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