Ver. 1. Now Hiram king of Tyre.] [See Trapp on “2Sa 5:11”] [See Trapp on “2Sa 5:12”]
Ver. 2. Because of his people.] For their behoof and benefit.
Ver. 3. And David begat more sons.] Man’s badness breaketh not off the course of God’s goodness.
Ver. 8. Went up to seek David.] But had soon enough of him; but God had a holy hand in all, to bring them to condign punishment for their late misusage of dead Saul and his sons; ascribing their successes to their gods, &c.
Ver. 11. Like the breaking forth of waters.] That is, saith the Chaldee Paraphrast, As water runneth out of a broken earthen vessel.
Ver. 12. And when they had left their gods there.] Their terricula bogey gods. They were now in a great fright.
Ver. 13. And the Philistine yet again.] Ne accepta quidem clade resipiscunt: they were obdurate and obstinate.
Ver. 14. Against the mulberry trees.] Where the Philistines had placed their gods, say the Hebrews.
Ver. 15. For God.] That is, The angel of God, saith the Chaldee.
Ver. 17. And the Lord brought the fear of him.] He grew terrible to his enemies. So did Hunniades, Scanderbeg, Charles V, &c., ita et parentes liberis plorantibus silentium non aliter imperarent quam horum praesentiam minitando: so that mothers stilled their children by these men’s names.