Bible Strands
2 Samuel 5:25
So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David acts immediately after receiving divine tactical instructions regarding the Philistine advance, fulfilling the command given in the preceding verse.
The words — וַיַּעַשׂ (va.ya'as) translates literally as "and he did," paired with כֵּן (ken) meaning "so" or "thus," to record David's exact compliance.
The thread — The narrative of David's obedience to God's command echoes 1 Chronicles 14:16, while the geographic marker Gezer appears in Joshua 16:10 and the Valley of Gibeon surfaces in Isaiah 28:21.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine strategy requires immediate human execution, leaving the outcome to God's prior movement rather than human calculation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 14:16 So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
- Joshua 16:10 But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
- Isaiah 28:21 For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.