Immediately after being anointed king of Israel, David probably wished to mark his accession with an exploit that would be popular with all Israel,…

Went to Jerusalem. —The king of Jerusalem had been defeated and slain by Joshua (Joshua 10:23–26; [Reference Joshua 12…

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem
Which, at least part of it, belonged to the tribe of Benjamin; and theref…

The enemies of God's people are often very confident of their own strength, and most secure when their day to fall draws near. But the pride and in…