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2 Samuel 5:17
2 Samuel 5:17 is verse 17 of 2 Samuel chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
King James Version
But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
World English Bible
When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.
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2 Samuel 5:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
18 Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Chronicles 14:8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went out to face them.
1 Chronicles 14:9Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.
Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Psalms 2:3“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”
Psalms 2:4The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
Psalms 2:5Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:
Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
Revelation 11:16And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
Revelation 11:17saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
Revelation 11:18The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
2 Samuel 23:14At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 11:16At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.