25 So David did as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon[1] to Gezer.

Other Translations of 2 Samuel 5:25

King James Version

25 And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba Geba: also called, Gibeon until thou come to Gazer.

English Standard Version

25 And David did as the Lord commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.

The Message

25 David did exactly what God told him. He routed the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

New King James Version

25 And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.

New Living Translation

25 So David did what the Lord commanded, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:25

Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:17-25

(Read 2 Samuel 5:17-25)

The Philistines considered not that David had the presence of God with him, which Saul had forfeited and lost. The kingdom of the Messiah, as soon as it was set up in the world, was thus attacked by the powers of darkness. The heathen raged, and the kings of the earth set themselves to oppose it; but all in vain, Acts 2:2.