“Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.”
Cross references: : 1 Chron. 11:1 We are of thy kindred, and most near joined unto thee.
“So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.”
That is, taking the Lord to witness: for the Ark was as yet in Abinadab’s house.
“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. thinking: or, saying David shall not, etc”
The children of God called idols blind and lame guides: therefore the Jebusites meant that they should prove that their gods were neither blind nor lame.
“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 shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. Wherefore: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not come into the house”
The idols should enter no more into that place. 2 Chron. 11:6
“So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.”
He built from the town house round about to his own house, 1 Chron. 11:8 .
“But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.”
1 Chron. 14:8 ; 1 Chron. 11:16
“And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim. Baalperazim: that is, the plain of breaches”
Isa. 28:20 Or, the plain of divisions.
“And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.”
Meaning, the valley of giants, which David called Baal Perazim, because of his victory.
“And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.”
Which was in the tribe of Benjamin, but the Philistines did possess it.