2 Samuel 5:10
David became increasingly powerful, for the Lord God Almighty was with him.
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In The King James Version
And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
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1 Samuel 18:5David was successful in doing everything Saul asked him to do, so Saul made him an officer in the army. This pleased everyone, including Saul's other officers.
1 Samuel 18:14David was very successful in everything he did, because the Lord was with him.
2 Samuel 7:9I have been with you wherever you've gone. I have destroyed all your enemies right in front of you, and I will make your reputation as great as the most famous people on earth.
2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons all through Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.
Psalms 46:7The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob protects us. Selah.
Proverbs 4:18The way of life of the good is like the light of the sunrise, glowing brighter and brighter until the full light of day shines out.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:7-11
David Takes Mount Sion. ( b. c. 1047.) 6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he… Read the whole commentary →