2 Samuel 5:17

¶ 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.

But when the Philistines {H6430} heard {H8085} that they had anointed {H4886} David {H1732} king {H4428} over Israel {H3478}, all the Philistines {H6430} came up {H5927} to seek {H1245} David {H1732}; and David {H1732} heard {H8085} of it, and went down {H3381} to the hold {H4686}.

When the P'lishtim heard that David had been anointed king over Isra'el, all the P'lishtim went up in search of David. On learning of it, David went down to the stronghold.

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.

And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • 2 Samuel 23:14

    And David [was] then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then [in] Bethlehem.
  • 1 Chronicles 11:16

    And David [was] then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison [was] then at Bethlehem.
  • 1 Chronicles 14:8

    ¶ And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard [of it], and went out against them.
  • 1 Chronicles 14:9

    And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
  • Psalms 2:1

    ¶ Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
  • Psalms 2:5

    Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

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