2 Samuel 5:13 Explained in Context

Read It With

• 2 Samuel 5:11–16

Read 2 Samuel 5:13 with 5:11–16. The wording “And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and…” supplies one step in the thought unit through its next reported action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Hiram supplies builders and cedar, David interprets his established kingdom, and more wives, concubines, sons, and daughters are recorded.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Within “Palace, Reputation, and Household Expansion,” 2 Samuel 5:13 advances the thought unit through its next reported action, speech, or consequence through the wording “And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: 2 Samuel 5:6–10 establishes this prior movement: David takes the Jebusite stronghold through a textually difficult assault notice, occupies Zion, and grows in power. 2 Samuel 5:11–16 interprets or reframes what the preceding narrative has established; that demonstrated relationship, rather than sequence alone, explains its placement.