2 Samuel 5:25

25 So David did as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon^[a] to Gezer.

Read Chapter Compare

PREVIOUS 2 Samuel 5:24 NEXT 2 Samuel 6:1

2 Samuel 5:25 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

English Standard Version (ESV)

25 And David did as the LORD commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.

New Living Translation (NLT)

25 So David did what the LORD commanded, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

The Message Bible (MSG)

25 David did exactly what God told him. He routed the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

American Standard Version (ASV)

25 And David did so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

25 David did as the LORD ordered him and defeated the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

25 So David did exactly as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

25 So David did just as the LORD had commanded him. He struck down the Philistines. He struck them down from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.

2 Samuel 5:25 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 5:25

And David did so as the Lord commanded him
In all things he was obedient to the command of God; Saul was not: he got behind the army of the Philistines, as he was directed; and when he heard the sound in the mulberry trees, he arose and fell upon his enemies:

and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer;
or from Gibeon, as in ( 1 Chronicles 14:16 ) ; a city in the tribe of Benjamin, near to which this battle was fought, and where the pursuit began, which was carried as far as Gazer, a city that lay on the borders of the Philistines, as Josephus says ^F2; and so far they were pursued, and were smitten as they fled; and, according to Bunting ^F3, it was a space of eighteen miles.

FOOTNOTES:

F2 Antiqu. l. 7. c. 4. sect. 1.
F3 Travels p. 138.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 5:25 In-Context

23 so David inquired of the LORD, and he answered, “Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the poplar trees.

24 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.”

25 So David did as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

Cross References 3

1. 2 Samuel 8:12; 2 Samuel 21:15
2. Isaiah 28:21
3. S Joshua 10:33; 1 Chronicles 14:16

Footnotes 1

[a]. Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 14:16); Hebrew "Geba"