Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 5:2
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2 Samuel5:2
2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out, and broughtest in Israel ; and the LORD said to thee , Thou shalt feed my people Israel , and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
Thou wast our Chief Commander in our Expeditions against the Philistines, and therefore art most fit to be King over us.
To wit, by Samuel, 1 Sam. 16. 11, 12, 13. for though the words vary, yet the sence is the same.
i. e. Rule them, and take care of them, as a Shepherd doth of his Sheep, Psal. 78. 70, 71. This Expression he useth to admonish David, that he was not made a King to advance his own Glory and Interest, but for the good and benefit of his People; and that he ought to Rule them with all tenderness, and to watch over them with all diligence.
Marginal references: 1 Sam. 18. 13.; Psal. 78. 71.
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