2 Samuel 2:1
Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron.
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Genesis 32:2And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.
Numbers 27:21He will take his place before Eleazar the priest, so that he may get directions from the Lord for him, with the Urim: at his word they will go out, and at his word they will come in, he and all the children of Israel.
Joshua 15:13And to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a part among the children of Judah, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua, that is, Kiriath-arba, named after Arba, the father of Anak which is Hebron.
1 Samuel 10:22So they put another question to the Lord, Is the man present here? And the answer of the Lord was, He is keeping himself from view among the goods.
1 Samuel 23:4Then David put the question to the Lord again, and the Lord answering said, Up! go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into your hands.
1 Samuel 30:7And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Come here to me with the ephod. And Abiathar took the ephod to David.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:1
David had paid due respect to the memory of Saul his prince and Jonathan his friend, and what he did was as much his praise as theirs; he is now considering what is to be done next. Saul is dead, now therefore David arise. I. By direction from God he went up to Hebron, and was there anointed king, ver. 1-4 . II. He returned thanks to the men of Jabesh-Gilead for burying Saul, ver. 5-7 . III. Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, is set up in opposition to him, ver. 8-11 . IV. A warm encounter happens between David's party… Read the whole commentary →