THEOSIS2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 5:17Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David to be king over Israel: and they all came to seek David: and when David heard of it, he went down to a strong hold.
וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים כִּי־מָשְׁח֨וּ אֶת־דָּוִ֤ד לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּעֲל֥וּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖רֶד אֶל־הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 2 Sam 23:14And David was then in a hold: and there was a garrison of the Philistines then in Bethlehem.
- 1 Chr 11:16And David was in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines in Bethlehem.
- 1 Chr 14:8And the Philistines hearing that David was anointed king over all Israel, went all up to seek him: and David heard of it, and went out against them.
- 1 Chr 14:9And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the vale of Raphaim.
- Ps 2:1Why have the Gentiles raged, and the people devised vain things?
- Ps 2:5Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his rage.
- Rev 11:15And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet: and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of this world is become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Amen.
- Rev 11:18And the nations were angry: and thy wrath is come. And the time of the dead, that they should be judged and that thou shouldest render reward to thy servants the prophets and the saints, and to them that fear thy name, little and great: and shouldest destroy them who have corrupted the earth.