2-Samuel - 5:10

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10 David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Samuel 5:10.

Differing Translations

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And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah, the God of hosts, was with him.
And he went on prospering and growing up, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
And David became continually greater; and Jehovah the God of hosts was with him.
and David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah, God of Hosts, is with him.
And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.
And he advanced, prospering and increasing, and the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And David went on, and grew great,.... In honour and wealth, in fame and reputation, in subduing his enemies, obtaining conquests over them, and enlarging his dominions:
and the Lord God of hosts, of armies above and below:
was with him: to whom all his prosperity and success was owing. The Targum is,"the Word of the Lord God of hosts was for his help,''or his helper.

And David increased in greatness, i.e., in power and fame, for Jehovah the God of hosts was with him.

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