King James Version
2 Samuel 5:25 in the King James Version says “And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.”
2 Samuel 5:25 · KJV
And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“as the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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