Geneva Bible Notes (1560)2 Samuel 5

^{1 a} We are of thy kinred, & most nere joyned vnto thee.

^{3 !} Dauid is made King ouer all Israel

^{3 b} That is, taking the Lord to witnes: for the Arke was yet in Abinadabs house.

^{6 c} The children of God called idoles blinde and lame guides: therefore the Jebusites ment, that thei shulde proue that their gods were nether blinde nor lame.

^{7 !} He taketh the forte of Zion.

^{8 d} The idoles shulde entre no more into that place.

^{9 e} He buylt from the towne house rounde about to his owne house, {1 Chron. 11,8}.

^{11 /} Ebr. Zor.

^{19 !} He asketh counsel of the Lord.

^{19 f} By Abiathar the Priest.

^{20 !} And ouercometh the Philistims twise.

^{20 /} Or the plaine of diuisions.

^{22 g} Meaning, the valley of gyants, which Dauid called Baal perazim because of his victorie.

^{25 h} Which was in the tribe of Benjamin, but the Philistims did possesse it.